Daily MonitorLetters /OpEd/Letters/-/806314/806314/-/2y5dbnz/-/index.html Collapsing bridges are proof of our lack of engineers, patriotism http://www.monitor.co.ug/OpEd/Letters/-/806314/1412038/-/11utmou/-/index.html The rate at which our roads and bridges have collapsed leaves me with no option but to think that we lack serious engineers, patriotism or critical supervision. In the last few days, it has been reported that at least 120 bridges countrywide are in dire need of general repair. 2012-05-23T21:00:00Z Is clean leadership relevant in Uganda? http://www.monitor.co.ug/OpEd/Letters/Is+clean+leadership+relevant+in+Uganda+/-/806314/1412036/-/w67lj9z/-/index.html Most Ugandans belong to their community clans but how often, if at all, have we looked to clan leaders to resolve our issues? In most communities in Uganda, clan leaders are the custodians of our culture. 2012-05-23T21:00:00Z Why innovations at Makerere die fast http://www.monitor.co.ug/OpEd/Letters/Why+innovations+at+Makerere+die+fast/-/806314/1410676/-/otoo0dz/-/index.html Whether you call it the Ivory Tower or the cream of the land, Makerere University should prove its worth by educating students capable of solving both current and future problems of Uganda and beyond. 2012-05-21T21:00:00Z Police should arrest boda bodas carrying more than one pupil http://www.monitor.co.ug/OpEd/Letters/-/806314/1410680/-/11usdvg/-/index.html According to traffic police records, at least 400 children die in road accidents in Uganda annually. Research shows that 20 per cent of the children who die in car accidents are killed due to drunk-driving, ... 2012-05-21T21:00:00Z Kasaija’s statements on tenders reckless http://www.monitor.co.ug/OpEd/Letters/-/806314/1409872/-/11ud5er/-/index.html With the government desperately trying to convince itself and the populace that it’s committed to fighting graft, we then hear contradicting statements from a minister justifying inflation of government tenders on the pretext of commissions. 2012-05-20T21:00:00Z Revise the health budget immediately http://www.monitor.co.ug/OpEd/Letters/-/806314/1409866/-/11ud5e0/-/index.html At the closure of induction training for new commission members recently, it was revealed that the recruitment of 309 health personnel was hanging in balance since the commission lacks resources. 2012-05-20T21:00:00Z Support initiatives that promote this country’s cultural heritage http://www.monitor.co.ug/OpEd/Letters/support+initiatives+that+promote+this+countrys+cultural+heritage/-/806314/1409868/-/llb802/-/index.html As the world marked the International Museums Day on May 18, Uganda is yet to recognise and support local initiatives that preserve and promote cultural heritage resources spread across the country. 2012-05-20T21:00:00Z Telecom firms, security agencies must monitor sim-card registration http://www.monitor.co.ug/OpEd/Letters/-/806314/1408484/-/11uccyp/-/index.html I want to express my concern to the telecom companies and the security agencies regarding the ongoing telephone registration exercise. While I appreciate the need for this exercise as it will help curb insecurity, given the terrorist threats within the region, ... 2012-05-18T21:00:00Z Government should increase the number of citizens with skills by 2025 http://www.monitor.co.ug/OpEd/Letters/-/806314/1408486/-/11uccyr/-/index.html High-quality education and training in Uganda for both young and old Ugandans will be a decisive factor in transforming the country into a knowledge-based society. 2012-05-18T21:00:00Z Vote competent, not money-loaded MP http://www.monitor.co.ug/OpEd/Letters/-/806314/1408488/-/11uccyt/-/index.html Come June 13, the people of Ishaka in Bushenyi Municipality will have another opportunity to exercise their right and elect their Member of Parliament. 2012-05-18T21:00:00Z Ugandans should hold national dialogue to guarantee harmony http://www.monitor.co.ug/OpEd/Letters/-/806314/1407306/-/11ubmo2/-/index.html While many leaders in Uganda today talk about political participation, they still do not walk the talk. It is high time our leaders began walking the talk by encouraging participation in decision-making on critical national issues by people of different political shades. 2012-05-16T21:00:00Z The Anti-torture Bill will restrain errant police officers http://www.monitor.co.ug/OpEd/Letters/-/806314/1405750/-/11uacas/-/index.html The New Vision of May14 reported a funny story (Anti-torture Bill unfair, say top police officers). It was reported that during a three-day dialogue between police officers and Uganda Human Rights Commission at Entebbe recently, 2012-05-14T21:00:00Z Term limits will be decided by citizens http://www.monitor.co.ug/OpEd/Letters/-/806314/1405752/-/11uacau/-/index.html I have taken note of Edward Sekayiba’s letter titled “Take debate on term limits to the public”, which was published in the Sunday Monitor of May 13. 2012-05-14T21:00:00Z Unemployed youth with disabilities should have their voices heard as well http://www.monitor.co.ug/OpEd/Letters/-/806314/1405746/-/11uaca3/-/index.html Global estimates indicate that more than half of the world’s population is below the age of 25 years and nearly one third is between the ages of 10 and 24 years. 2012-05-14T21:00:00Z Uganda still has to invest more in early childhood development http://www.monitor.co.ug/OpEd/Letters/-/806314/1404360/-/11u9juo/-/index.html Recent studies have shown that pupils who attend pre-school perform better at primary level of education compared to those who join primary level directly. 2012-05-12T21:00:00Z Take debate on term limits to the public http://www.monitor.co.ug/OpEd/Letters/-/806314/1404362/-/11u9juq/-/index.html It is high time we the citizens of Uganda wielded our power. We can no longer rely on the legislature. Some serious matters/debates are simply won by numbers, not on principle. 2012-05-12T21:00:00Z The Uganda Land Commission should be investigated http://www.monitor.co.ug/OpEd/Letters/-/806314/1403824/-/11u8ydd/-/index.html Indeed we are living in difficult and hard times where a presumed competent government body behaves in a suspicious manner. The Uganda Land Commission has come in the spotlight for its uncoordinated and dubious land dealings. 2012-05-11T21:00:00Z As we prepare for the Golden Jubilee, we must intensify the HIV fight too http://www.monitor.co.ug/OpEd/Letters/-/806314/1403822/-/11u8ydb/-/index.html I wish to congratulate Ugandans in advance upon attaining 50 years of independence, come October 9. It will be exactly 50 years since Uganda went off the hands of colonial masters. 2012-05-11T21:00:00Z Kalumba back off women’s TV choices http://www.monitor.co.ug/OpEd/Letters/-/806314/1403828/-/11u8ydh/-/index.html Reading Robert Kalumba’s article on women’s obsession with Big Brother (See: Daily Monitor of May 9), I cannot help but wonder how come he has so much information on these matters unless he is watching himself. 2012-05-11T21:00:00Z Criticism of religious leaders misplaced http://www.monitor.co.ug/OpEd/Letters/-/806314/1403826/-/11u8ydf/-/index.html It is surprising and sounds strange when you hear a president of a religious country like Uganda, whose motto is, ‘For God and My Country’ refusing to heed advice from religious leaders, human rights activists, ... 2012-05-11T21:00:00Z Celebration of Uganda’s 50 years of independence not necessary http://www.monitor.co.ug/OpEd/Letters/Celebration+of+Uganda+s+50+years+of+independence+not+necessary/-/806314/1402110/-/rrrn3k/-/index.html As we walk towards celebrating 50 years of independence, we still have a lot to desire. What we have achieved has never been sustained and it seems we are walking backwards instead of going forward. 2012-05-08T21:00:00Z Jinja cleric’s action was uncalled for http://www.monitor.co.ug/OpEd/Letters/Jinja+cleric+s+action+was+uncalled+for/-/806314/1402114/-/101ov7vz/-/index.html Watching the news footage showing an Anglican priest in Jinja blocking FDC president Dr Kizza Besigye from addressing guests at a graduation ceremony of one of his members, Simon Muyanga Lutaaya, I saw how timid some of our people are. 2012-05-08T21:00:00Z Mr President, Onyango-Obbo praised UPDF’s role in Somalia http://www.monitor.co.ug/OpEd/Letters/Mr+President++Onyango+Obbo+praised+UPDF+s+role+in+Somalia/-/806314/1402108/-/k5usc7/-/index.html When I read President Museveni’s comment titled, ‘Only patriots, revolutionaries can build an army like UPDF’ in the Daily Monitor of May 8, I wondered what was so bad about what Mr Onyango-Obbo had written that it should draw the President’s ire. 2012-05-08T21:00:00Z Government should address health sector issues http://www.monitor.co.ug/OpEd/Letters/Government+should+address+health+sector+issues/-/806314/1401266/-/47wyybz/-/index.html Recently, an Afrobarometer survey showed that healthcare was a key concern among the critical problems people in Uganda face today, which is no longer news to many Ugandans any more. Other past surveys have shown increasing concern about the deteriorating health services. There are various factors that call for urgent alterations in implementation plans. 2012-05-07T21:00:00Z Museveni’s action in Nakasongola has exonerated Amuru District residents http://www.monitor.co.ug/OpEd/Letters/Museveni+s+action+in+Nakasongola+has+exonerated+Amuru+residents/-/806314/1401264/-/ayye32/-/index.html "Museveni blocks shs 96 billion sugar project in Nakasongola”, Daily Monitor, Monday, April 23. According to the story, President Museveni blocked a private investment worth $40m to grow sugarcane in Lwabiyata Sub-county, Nakasongola District because the project would displace 500 people. 2012-05-07T21:00:00Z