Daily MonitorNational /News/National/-/688334/688334/-/vgpkiq/-/index.html Public universities raise cut-off points; sciences most competitive http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Public+universities+raise+cut+off+points++sciences+competitive/-/688334/1412460/-/w3qcvsz/-/index.html Public Universities have raised cut-off points for government-sponsored students for the coming academic year. According to an unofficial admission list obtained by this newspaper, there is sharp competition for science and business courses. This has been attributed to government’s deliberate policy of promoting science subjects. 2012-05-24T08:52:16Z Government plans to prosecute Acellam http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Government+plans+to+prosecute+Acellam/-/688334/1412212/-/os0qwp/-/index.html The government has said it plans to prosecute former Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) field commander ‘Maj. Gen.’ Caesar Acellam because as a senior officer in the bush, he was responsible for command and control operations that resulted in “gross human rights violations”. 2012-05-23T21:00:00Z 80 per cent Ugandans are poorer - new poll http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/80+per+cent+Ugandans+are+poorer+++new+poll/-/688334/1412210/-/6fvncqz/-/index.html With barely three weeks to Budget Day, the government will have to walk a tight rope as it prepares to propose further cuts in government spending while hunting hard for extra shillings from a tax-fatigued public, results of a new opinion polls suggest. 2012-05-23T21:00:00Z HIV campaigns stall in Kalangala due to lack of cash http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/HIV+campaigns+stall+in+Kalangala++due+to+lack+of+cash/-/688334/1412108/-/eyo62fz/-/index.html HIV/Aids awareness campaigns in Kalangala District are hindered by shortage of funds, causing an increase in the rate of the infections, the district health educator has said. 2012-05-23T21:00:00Z Wakiso health officers suspended over Shs150m loss http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Wakiso+health+officers+suspended+over+Shs150m+loss/-/688334/1412106/-/12m6odgz/-/index.html Authorities in Wakiso have suspended the district health officer and his deputy for causing financial loss worth Shs150 million. 2012-05-23T21:00:00Z Downpour unearths bodies in Moroto Municipality cemetery http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/-/688334/1412114/-/ahe1s0z/-/index.html Several bodies have been exhumed in Moroto Municipality cemetery by the heavy rains that have pounded the area for the past two months. Residents, who have gardens near the cemetery, told this newspaper early this week that they now fear digging as the skeletons are spread all over the burial site. 2012-05-23T21:00:00Z Oil probe reaches Bunyoro wells http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/-/688334/1412110/-/ahe1s4z/-/index.html The Omukama Solomon Gafabusa Iguru expressed concern that his kingdom, which bears the oilfields, has been left out, demanding inclusion in oil-sharing deals. 2012-05-23T21:00:00Z Human rights freedom still suppressed, watchdog says http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/-/688334/1412218/-/ahe10fz/-/index.html A London-based report highlights human rights violations over the last one year in the wake of the walk-to-work demonstrations and subsequent protests. 2012-05-23T21:00:00Z Amudat patients walk to Kenya for treatment http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/-/688334/1412118/-/ahe1rvz/-/index.html Inadequate health facilities coupled with the persistent rains have forced residents of Amudat District to trek to Kacheliba in Kenya to get treatment. 2012-05-23T21:00:00Z Livelihoods at risk as nodding disease takes toll on adults http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/-/688334/1412120/-/ahe1r8z/-/index.html Nodding disease has been widely believed to affect children between five and 15 years, but as cases are cited among adults, worry is rife that families, who are unable to cater for their livelihoods, will starve. 2012-05-23T21:00:00Z Acholi chief warns against stigmatising former LRA abductees http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/-/688334/1412122/-/ahe1r6z/-/index.html Chief Rwot Peter Oola Ojigi says stigmatisation is preventing hundreds of abductees from returning home. 2012-05-23T21:00:00Z Court dissolves Kigezi Bank board directors http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Court+dissolves+Kigezi+Bank+board+directors/-/688334/1412240/-/12c8owsz/-/index.html Court yesterday disbanded the board of directors of National Bank of Commerce (NBC) before ordering the appointment of a new one to protect the interest of the depositors against the shareholder dispute. 2012-05-23T21:00:00Z KCCA shuts down Mukwano factory http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/KCCA+shuts+down+Mukwano+factory/-/688334/1412242/-/vutj25/-/index.html The factory management is accused of polluting the environment by using outdated technology of saw dust to heat up its boilers. 2012-05-23T21:00:00Z Police query Nsibambi over Bugolobi land fraud http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/-/688334/1412246/-/ahe0wtz/-/index.html The police yesterday interviewed the Kampala District Land Board boss, Mr Yusuf Nsibambi, as part of an ongoing investigation into allegations of land fraud linked to his office. 2012-05-23T21:00:00Z Opposition weighs options in elections row http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Opposition+weighs+options+in+elections+row/-/688334/1412236/-/si27rp/-/index.html With only two seats left for them by the ruling NRM party, the six opposition parties were by yesterday evening left with no other choice but to plan for another way out alongside their pending application before Court. 2012-05-23T21:00:00Z Directors of companies cited in Karamoja land grabbing named http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Directors+of+companies+cited+in+Karamoja+land+grabbing+named/-/688334/1412232/-/ax0bj4/-/index.html Following accusations of land grabbing in Karamoja Sub-region, this newspaper has established the directors of the companies alleged to be involved in the scam. 2012-05-23T21:00:00Z 15,000 to flock Namugongo for Martyrs’ Day celebration http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/15+000+to+flock+Namugongo+for+Martyrs++Day+celebration/-/688334/1412102/-/hh8unu/-/index.html The number of pilgrims walking to Namugongo for this year’s Martyrs Day celebrations has increased from 7,000 to 15,000, the shrine’s parish priest has said. 2012-05-23T21:00:00Z Shs1.5b lost in textile company http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Shs1+5b+lost+in+textile+company/-/688334/1412230/-/11yyglv/-/index.html Findings by the Public Accounts Committee reveal that the money was issued to Phenix Logistics Ltd under the guise of government acquiring majority shares. 2012-05-23T21:00:00Z Teachers’ colleges fail to open due to delayed funds http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/-/688334/1412226/-/ahe0ylz/-/index.html Primary teachers’ colleges have not opened for second term, following the government’s failure to release sufficient funds. 2012-05-23T21:00:00Z Otunnu faction, rivals plan conciliatory talks http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/-/688334/1412224/-/ahe0ynz/-/index.html Maj. Rurangaranga has vowed to hold his own delegates conference on Sunday if Otunnu’s group do not carry out one within a month. 2012-05-23T21:00:00Z No amnesty for LRA's Caesar Acellam http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/No+amnesty+for+Caesar+Acellam/-/688334/1411772/-/217mpg/-/index.html Amnesty for captured Lord’s Resistance Army commander, Caesar Acellam, is not a given, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Richard Butera has said in a statement. Mr Butera has said Acellam, who was captured earlier this month, will be prosecuted if he is found to have been a senior officer. 2012-05-23T11:20:57Z 15-year-old beaten to death by mother http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/15+year+old+beaten+to+death+by+mother/-/688334/1411748/-/y1k0cpz/-/index.html A fifteen-year-old girl, Hadijah Nakuuya, has reportedly been beaten to death by her mother Aminah Nassali in Rakai District. She was a pupil at Nakasoga Muslim Primary School, Nabigasa Sub-county. The incident took place at Namilyango Village near Nakatoogo Trading Center on Monday, May 21, 2012 after the girl visited her grandfather’s home against her mother’s instructions. Her mother had forbidden her from visiting her grandfather because of a family disagreement. 2012-05-23T10:06:30Z KCCA shuts down Mukwano Soap Factory http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/KCCA+shuts+down+Mukwano+factory/-/688334/1411650/-/vuswvm/-/index.html Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has this Wednesday morning closed Mukwano Soap factory down for allegedly failing to adhere to the acceptable minimum environmental standards. 2012-05-23T06:51:58Z Residents protest death of herdsman http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Residents+protest+death+of+herdsman/-/688334/1411610/-/vbc0ya/-/index.html Protests broke out in Bukwo District at the weekend as residents demonstrated the death of a herdsman allegedly shot by Uganda Wildlife Authority rangers in Mt. Elgon National Park. 2012-05-22T21:24:00Z Museveni tells KCCA off Owino http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Museveni+tells+KCCA+off+Owino/-/688334/1411602/-/77p28k/-/index.html President Museveni yesterday backed Kampala District Land Board’s (KDLB) decision to give the Owino (St. Balikuddembe) Market land lease to the vendors but accused the city authority of delaying the process. 2012-05-22T21:24:00Z