/News/National/-/688334/688334/-/vgpkiq/-/index.html http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/-/688334/1859216/-/88h292z/-/index.html The Monday siege of Daily Monitor offices by Police continued Tuesday with a heavy presence of armed security operatives blocking staff members from accessing the company’s Namuwongo premises. 2013-05-21T19:16:28Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Civil--Commercial--Family-Divisions-of-High-Court-get-new-heads/-/688334/1858790/-/du5ttg/-/index.html The Commercial and Civil Divisions of the High Court have received new heads in a big shake up reshuffle made by the Principal Judge ( PJ), Yorokamu Bamwine. 2013-05-21T10:56:51Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Monitor-offices-under-police-siege/-/688334/1858054/-/c6hhmg/-/index.html Police officers Monday searched Monitor offices, claiming they were looking for the Gen David Sejusa’s letter. The police later shut down the newspaper’s printing press and its sister FM radio stations – KFM and Dembe FM.Time Check, 11:15am and three fully packed police patrol vans stop outside Monitor offices. 2013-05-20T14:47:09Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/State-should-stop-muzzling-free-press---Monitor-Editors/-/688334/1858002/-/hl3nunz/-/index.html KAMPALA. A free press is an essential part of a democracy. It is not a luxury. A free press holds the powerful and the wealthy to account. It asks questions. It investigates. It defends the weak. The press is not perfect. 2013-05-20T14:05:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Matembe-condemns-police-siege-on-Monitor/-/688334/1858016/-/yevyi2/-/index.html Women activists Miria Matembo condemns police’s action to besiege Daily Monitor premises in Namuwongo saying the action in total violation of the freedoms of press. 2013-05-20T12:09:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Monitor-Publications-under-Police-Siege/-/688334/1857798/-/jaknkmz/-/index.html 93.3 KFM and 90.3 DembeFM have been switched off-air as detectives continue to search Monitor. The Monitor Publication Managing Director, Alex Asiimwe confirms the latest development. 2013-05-20T09:51:23Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/MPs-want-Shs129b-for-health-workers--salary/-/688334/1857400/-/u6kolgz/-/index.html The legislators, however, noted in their report that only 8,079 health workers were appointed of which 6,839 reported to work. 2013-05-19T22:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Game-meat-consumption-a-threat-to/-/688334/1857402/-/ct0ubjz/-/index.html The report also highlighted that hunters target areas where wildlife concentrates, such as water sources, flowering and fruiting trees which leaves animals with no fair chance of survival as it hinders breeding. 2013-05-19T22:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Two-held-over-pinning-posters/-/688334/1857390/-/dvi75sz/-/index.html Gen Sejusa, the coordinator of intelligence agencies, has been in the limelight lately after contents of a letter he wrote to the director of the Internal Security Organisation were published. 2013-05-19T22:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Billions-in-tourism-tax-set-to-boost-the-sector/-/688334/1857398/-/4bgpiyz/-/index.html The 11 members come at a time when the board has challenges ranging from financial constraints, poorly motivated, unskilled work force to institutional capacity issues. 2013-05-19T22:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Bidandi-taken-to-intensive-care-unit-after-accident/-/688334/1857502/-/bo6qtw/-/index.html The Saturday accident is the fourth Mr Ssali is getting involved in ever since he left the position of Local Government minister. In 2008, he was involved in an accident in his official government vehicle as Local Government minister at Lumumba Avenue in Wandegeya. 2013-05-19T22:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Museveni-approves-thumbprint-use-in-2016/-/688334/1857486/-/r00b30z/-/index.html Mr Museveni’s announcement comes weeks after the Electoral Commission (EC) released a roadmap to guide political parties and voters ahead of the 2016 polls which did not feature the use of thumbprint machines. 2013-05-19T22:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Born-again-association-gets-new-head/-/688334/1857380/-/14oducpz/-/index.html When receiving instruments of power from his predecessor in Kampala on Friday, Bishop Lwere said in his five-year term, he will focus on redeeming the image of the Pentecostal movement in Uganda. 2013-05-19T22:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/MPs-to-army--Address-the-rampant-desertions/-/688334/1857466/-/uyixac/-/index.html The legislators directed the Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) as a matter of urgency to conduct a study into why the soldiers are deserting the army. 2013-05-19T22:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Expelled-MPs-ready-for-court-showdown/-/688334/1857508/-/m3ytyvz/-/index.html The shadow attorney general, Mr Abdu Katuntu, said the NRM’s decision to go to court is routine. 2013-05-19T22:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Minister-orders-probe-into-Bulambuli-land/-/688334/1857206/-/q56wdp/-/index.html During the Saturday meeting, Lands minister Daudi Migereko said the land titles issued to companies and individuals should be cancelled. 2013-05-19T22:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Plan-for-influx-of-people-in-urban-areas--leaders-told/-/688334/1857374/-/rhmavfz/-/index.html The call comes at a time when the planning of most urban areas, particularly in developing countries, among them Uganda, seems to have degenerated to a state of inertia. 2013-05-19T22:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Lukwago-silent-on-plans-by-councillors-to-unseat-him/-/688334/1857478/-/w6rxuu/-/index.html They accused him, among others, of attacking the technical wing and consistently abusing the law that governs the city. 2013-05-19T22:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/UN-official-calls-for-inclusion-of-rural-women-in-planning/-/688334/1857334/-/s3d9srz/-/index.html Ms Clark said this would be implemented with UNDP projects extended through small grants to help communities sustain their livelihoods. 2013-05-19T22:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Shs200m-raised-for-All-Saints-building/-/688334/1857376/-/yfccbc/-/index.html All Saints Cathedral is one of the oldest churches in Uganda, and is involved in community activities such as hospitality for street kids, orphans and the destitute, counselling and health (HIV/Aids initiatives), education, stewardship, leadership development and a host of other youth programmes. 2013-05-19T22:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Ochola-lives-marriage-dream-25-years-later/-/688334/1857408/-/avstxyz/-/index.html And on Saturday afternoon, at a fully–packed Christ the King auditorium, Mr Ochola lived his dream, two decades later and with five off springs, all boys. 2013-05-19T22:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/FGM-cases-drop-by-40-/-/688334/1857194/-/a3bcwsz/-/index.html FGM, which involves the partial or complete removal of the external female genitalia, are often performed on girls between seven and 14 years. 2013-05-19T22:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Cotton-ginner-asks-for-Shs680-million-refund/-/688334/1857492/-/159fd3sz/-/index.html Mr Khan further said UGCEA could only refund the plaintiff if authorised by the owners of the ginners, ‘which has not been done by them’. 2013-05-19T22:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Dr-Aliker-to-speak-about-Uganda-at-London-meet/-/688334/1857406/-/129lw03z/-/index.html The selected speakers will be describing the impact of colonial rule on their countries and people 2013-05-19T22:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Kyambogo-council-members-still-in-office/-/688334/1856440/-/4maffq/-/index.html Kyambogo University staff recently charged in court remain in office contrary to the Uganda Public Service Standing Order 2010. 2013-05-18T22:00:00Z