4 NATIONAL NEWS The New Vision, Wednesday, April 7, 2010 Government CORRECTIONS assures on Nsibambi gives sh10m for COLUMN fuel supply zIn our story, Feat born out of diligence: By Mary Karugaba MUK honours female and Raymond Baguma rebuilding Kasubi tombs professors published THE energy ministry has PETER BUSOMOKE on March 31, assured the public of stable By Cyprian Musoke Professor Josephine fuel supply in the country,but Namboze lived with a cautioned that the prices may PRIME Minister Apolo friend during her days remain high for some time. Nsibambi and his wife, as a student at Briefing MPs on the Esther, have contributed Makerere University Government assurance com- sh10m towards the recon- mittee yesterday, ministry struction of the Kasubi Medical School. She officials said negotiations royal tombs, gutted by fire did not live in the with the Kenyan authorities last month. wards as some of our were ongoing to ensure an Handing over the money readers may have increased supply. to the Katikkiro (Buganda interpreted the story to “Key among the issues is the prime minister), John mean. We used the need to subsidise fuel imports Baptist Walusimbi, through the Dar-es-Salaam Nsibambi said they had phrase lived in the route to make the prices equal been upset by the news of wards to reflect the to the imports through the fire. long hours she spent Kenya,” William Ruhemba, The hand-over took place in the wards. the ministry’s under secre- at Nsibambi’s residence. tary,said. The premier is still on sick He attributed the fuel short- leave after he sustained age to congestion at Mombasa injuries in a plane mishap port, transportation con- in early March. The New Vision straints on the oil pipeline “It is our prayer that the strives to make its system from the Nairobi- tombs are reconstructed in coverage accurate. If Eldoret line and increased a durable manner so that you have a question demand for petrol. such a horrible incident Nsibambi hands over a family donation of sh10m to the Katikkiro at his residence Increasing international does not reoccur,” he said. about the accuracy of prices, the depreciating local Fire gutted the traditional our stories contact currency against the dollar burial ground of Buganda’s rumours that the President Yoweri Museveni shall get there eventually. us at: and the international price of kings on March 16, sparking Government had a hand in over the incident. This is not only a Buganda [email protected] oil per barrel also contributed off an emotional outcry the inferno. The Katikkiro thanked heritage but a highly cher- o.ug or write to: to the shortage. from the Baganda. He said it was unthinkable Nsibambi for his contribu- ished national monument,” Accuracy Co-ordina- Ruhemba further noted that The place has since been for the Government to tion, saying they needed bil- he said. most fuel ships were using the sealed off as an over sh10b destroy a national monu- lions to restore the 130-year- Other bank accounts, he tor, The New Vision, Madagascar route instead of reconstruction project ment it restored. old historical monument. added, are going to be P.O. Box 9815, the usual Somalia route due kicks off. Nsibambi rapped He commiserated with the “We are still far away from opened so that there are Kampala. to piracy, hence raising trans- elements spreading Kabaka of Buganda and the targeted amount but we enough collection points. port costs, which affect the final consumer. Rev. Justaf Tukwasibwe, in charge of petroleum supply, said oil companies were tak- ing advantage of the situation to hike fuel prices. Uganda child and maternal mortality rate still high – UNICEF He said the ministry would summon the fuel dealers to explain the exorbitant price. By Conan Businge Under-five mortality rate is the Government and other non-govern- Save the Children. “When one company sells a probability a newborn baby will die ment organisations plan to launch a The report ranked Sierra Leone the litre at sh2,800 and another UGANDA is one of the countries before reaching the age of five. This campaign code named ‘EVERYONE’. worst country, with an under-five sh3,500, then there is a prob- with the highest child mortality is an internationally used indicator The campaign will be launched by mortality of 262. It is followed by lem. The acceptable differ- rates in the world, according to the children’s well-being. the First Lady and Minister for Afghanistan with 257 and Chad with ence should be in the range of latest UNICEF report. Maternal mortality also remains Karamoja Affairs, Janet Museveni, 209. sh50-sh100. When we discover According to the 2009 State of the high in Uganda at 550 per 100,000 live on May 5, at Namboole stadium. In the East African Community, that, we call them to explain World’s Children report, Uganda births. This was disclosed at a workshop Kenya is at position 121, Tanzania at the situation,” Tukwasibwe holds the 21st last slot out of 189 Women die as a result of infection organised by Save the Children. 161 and Rwanda 181. said. countries. and haemorrhage. Some have The organisation’s director, Women in the world’s least devel- Fuel prices have been rising There is an under-five mortality obstructed labour and cannot get a Luc Vanhoorickx, was flanked oped countries are 300 times more since the beginning of this rate of 130 out of 1,000 births in caesarean section. by Liliane Luwaga of the health likely to die during child birth, than month from sh2,350 to over Uganda, according to the report To reduce child and maternal mor- ministry, Twebese Mugisha of those in developed countries, says sh3,000 for petrol. which uses the 2007 estimates. tality in the country, the UNFPA and Calvin Armstrong of the UN report. EUROPEAN UNION Former UCB director’s wife accused of theft DELEGATION OF THE EUROPEAN UNION TO THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA By Charles Ariko Asimwe resides in Police custody, much longer RE: ADVERTISMENT FOR SALE OF USED GENERATORS Kikandwa, Kakiri in Wakiso than the 48 hours provided HOPE Cove Asimwe, the district where she was for in the Constitution. The Delegation of the European Union to the republic of Uganda invites bids for the purchase of the fol- wife of the former manag- picked on April 1, by the After listening to the appli- lowing used generators;- ing director of the defunct Police. cation, the Chief Uganda Commercial Bank, The Police has been hold- Magistrate, Joyce Kavuma, Item Particulars (Type) Quantity Frank Mwine, is being ing her for the last six days ordered for her release, investigated by the Police at Kabalagala Police Station pending her production in 1. Lister Petter 07 pcs for allegedly stealing a sofa in Kampala after her hus- court to answer the criminal set worth sh 25m from her band filed theft and assault charges. Terms of sale marital home. complaints against her. Immediately after secur- i. Items are sold "as is". The bid can be considered as a one lot or separate bid for each one individually. Asimwe is also accused for Asimwe was yesterday due ing the order, Akampumuza ii. Offer will be given to the highest bidder for each lot or to highest lump sum bid. Bidders will be notified attempting to strangle her to be charged with assault whisked his client to his car by telephone. husband last week at their and theft at Makindye and drove off. Saturday 10th April 2010 from 9:00am to 5:00pm posh home in Buziga. Magistrates Court but she Minutes later, it emerged iii. The generators shall be available for viewing on at The couple has a pending left before she was formally that a criminal case file had crested towers EU Parking area. civil case in t he same court charged. also been registered to have iv. Bids enclose with a 10% banker's draft of the bid price INO "European Commission" should be submitted in in which Mwine is seeking Earlier, her lawyer, James Asimwe charged with sealed envelopes clearly "Bid for used generators" to the Delegation of the European Union reception, to divorce his estranged Akampumuza, had made an theft and assault of Mwine. 12:30pm April 16, 2010 wife. application to court to have By press time, the Police 15th floor Crested Towers for attention of Head of delegation, not later than on The couple, a few years her released unconditional- had applied for criminal v. Unsuccessful bidder will be expected to collect their drafts on April 23, 2010 at 12:00noon from the ago, had a fairy tale wedding ly on the grounds that she summons for Asimwe to be Delegation Reception. While the successful bidder(s) will be required to top up the 90% within one week at Para Lodge in Murchison had stayed too long in Police produced in court, and the of opening the bids otherwise the offer will be given to the next bidder. Falls National Park and a custody without any magistrate was yet to rule vi. You may only remove the item(s) after full payment. Non-removal within one week will be considered as grand reception at Speke charges. on the date she would Resort in Munyonyo. He argued that his client appear in court to face abandonment without any right to claim. Sources yesterday said had spent over 144 hours in charges..