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Donors have demanded that all officials implicated in Chogm scandals be disciplined, increasing pressure on the government over an issue seen as critical in the fight against corruption in the country, Daily Monitor can reveal.
Church of Uganda yesterday said Vatican's open invite to disgruntled Anglicans to embrace the Catholic Church for spiritual relief will have no effect on its following. Ms Alison Barfoot, the Churches external relations officer, said there are no Anglican-Catholic members in their fold to heed the Pope's call.
First, a glimpse to my bio-data; I am a first-born son to my parents. I have four brothers. Incidentally, my father came from a Muslim family whereas my mom from an Orthodox Christian family. Though, their union was initially frowned upon, they managed to overcome that and raised us in an environment that helped us to appreciate the real meaning of diversity. Thus, coming from such a background, ...
Starting this week, and in the run-up to the 2011 presidential and parliamentary elections, Daily Monitor will highlight some of the constituencies whose results could have a significant bearing on the outcome of the race to Parliament and to State House.
Shock gripped residents of Mafumbe village in Wabwoko Sub-county, Kayunga District when unknown tomb raiders exhumed two bodies and walked away with some parts. "Among the vital skeleton parts stolen were skulls and some bones from the upper limbs," said Kayunga District OC CID John Dhabangi. The incident comes almost two years after unknown people raided the district and exhumed 52 bodies from ...
Police has arrested a teacher of Mbarara Modern School for using the same land title to acquire loans from different banks.
Congolese women in Karamoja region should not be blamed and victimised for the increase in HIV prevalence in the sub region, the army has said.
Uganda's stock market has become a boiling point of interest from the public since the revolutionary Stanbic IPO was issued. Mr Kenneth Kitariko, the general manager of investment firm African Alliance spoke to The Monitor.
The probe into how Chogm (2007) funds were grossly mismanaged or stolen for that matter is a cause of discomfort to those being implicated.
The World Bank survey carried out, about three years back, indicates that Uganda has less than the minimum number of accountants that it should have.
One down, two to go. Geraldine Iheme became the first Nigerian to be evicted the cutting the number of Nigerians in the house to just two; Kevin and Nkenna.
The signing of the much awaited East African Community Common Market protocol last Friday after eight years of haggling has flung open the door for what is expected to be a rigorous fight for market space in the region.
A financial analyst has given Uganda's investment future a clean bill of health and predicts that the economy is set to attract even more offshore investors than its African peers.
Tea growers are upbeat about the coming of the rains saying; it has boosted the production of the country's fourth export earner.
The Ugandan stand at the World Tourism Market in London did not win any award, but one could not fail to notice the unusual organisation, zeal, and traffic at the double-deck stall designed with backcloths.
No region of the world is resistant to the threat of corruption according to the recent Transparency International's 2009 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI).
In an article of some time ago, I mentioned a number of globally famous people I have danced with, dined with or sipped champagne with but whom all met an untimely demise.
The Zain Group net profit slumped by more than half to $144 million (shs270 billion), from the same period last year due to fluctuations in global currencies against the United States dollar, according to the companies latest financial results.
Organic vanilla produced by farmers countrywide will have a guaranteed market for the next three years, a senior official has said.
Ms Patricia Musiime used to buy two litres of milk at the beginning of the year. She gradually decreased it to one litre then finally resorted to black tea as she could not afford the milk.
Who else shares the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee's optimism that "Ministers (including Sam Kutesa and Gilbert Bukenya) and government officials who fail to provide accountability for money given to them for Chogm activities will be arrested?" (Ministers who abused Chogm cash face jail: MPs, Daily Monitor, November 21). And who seriously believes that "The CID is already investigating ...
Save for Namboole there can hardly be a more suitable venue for the MTN Kampala marathon than Kololo Airstrip. So spacious is the latter, you could be tempted to think that half of the registered 19,058 participants turned up for the annual event on Sunday. Parking space was adequate, some of the 200 registered corporate teams found where to fit their hospitality tents and spectators, too, could ...
Money can, sometimes, buy success as Premier Cricket Club can manifest. Having signed an avalanche of national stars, Premier are within touching distance of a place in Castle National cricket league (Super 7) next year after beating Patidar by 60 runs at Lugogo oval on Sunday.
Vincent Araali Byamukama has dominated golf podiums this year but Stephen Kasaija may well have the last laugh heading into the final month of 2009.
It should go without saying that after all they have achieved and all the sweat that has gone into it, the Warriors have got to find yet another level to have a chance against DMark Power in the Ugandan basketball finals.
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