Monthly Archives: August 2014
UGANDA: MORE OIL RESOURCES FOUND IN ALBERT REGION
KAMPALA, Aug. 31 –The Petroleum Exploration and Production Department has said that the oil resource confirmed is now 6.5 billion barrels from the fields studied.
The resource is in the Albertine Graben which has been …
UGANDA: CHINESE FIRM CHEC GIVEN $8BN RAILWAY DEAL
KAMPALA, Aug. 31–The Government has signed an agreement, finally giving away the giant and lucrative deal to upgrade and expand Uganda’s railway network to standard gauge, to a Chinese firm China Harbor Engineering Company (CHEC).…
Witness pins Rwenzururu premier
BUNDIBUGYO.
A witness in the ongoing trial by the UPDF General Court Martial of 125 persons accused of having participated in the July 5 attacks in Bundibugyo and Ntoroko districts, has pinned the Rwenzururu deputy …
Ugandans, here is what an MP should not do for you
One of my teachers, Prof Bernard Couty, had a strange way of defining and explaining concepts in a bid to make us understand them. His approach was to define a concept in terms of what …
Ugandan politicians to hold debate amid UNAA split
KAMPALA.
Ugandan politicians will go head-to-head during a one-off debate at this year’s annual Uganda North American Association (UNAA)onvention.
Not only will the key players from across the political divide argue their party’s case, UNAA …
This mafia talk for politicians cornered in wrong-doing is cheap
Uganda never ceases to amuse. It is a country known for producing great men and woman but at the same time it has mischievous people and cowards in equal measure. Take the example of senior …
Their ears can hear, the eyes see but this is a vampire state
My three-part article on a dubious project supposedly aimed at manufacturing a Makerere-designed electric car has attracted an unusually big volume of response.
Unfortunately, I cannot answer in full all the Emails that came in, …
The tall order Kyabazinga has to face
On the morning of Monday August 26, the Busoga Lukiiko endorsed the election of Prince William Gabula IV, as the Kyabazinga of Busoga.
Prince Gabula was elected by the Busoga Royal Chiefs Council, the body …
Railway scandal: How the project slipped off
The controversy surrounding the procurement of the company to construct the monumental Standard Gauge Railway has put Uganda one year behind Kenya.
And the dispute is not about to end. As State minister for Works …
PWDs’ future bright, Rights commission says
Kampala.
The plight of people with disabilities is back to focus with national human rights commissions of several African countries this week developing monitoring tools that seek to protect and promote the rights of people …
Namutumba District has no ambulance, says doctor
Namutumba.
With 33 public health facilities in Namutumba District, one would expect at least four or more ambulances depending on the level of facilities.
However, the district has for the last three years, had no …
Public Service, not me requested for vehicle from Premier’s office
I wish to state my disgust by the way Saturday Monitor of August 16 and Sunday Monitor of August 17 gave false information that could potentially tarnish my good name.
On Page 7 of Saturday …
Govt rotates corrupt officials, says Lokodo
KAMPALA.
Most corrupt officials in government are usually rotated in “juicy” ministries with the help of “god fathers”, Ethics minister Simon Lokodo has said.
The Rev Fr Lokodo said the corrupt bureaucrats are also privileged …