In Brief

Saleh comes back todayKAMPALA — Lt. Gen. Salim Saleh returns home today after three months abroad, family sources said yesterday. Saleh, a young brother to President Yoweri Museveni, arrives at Entebbe Airport at 4:00pm aboard Ethiopian Airlines. He left for Germany in December last year, for an operation to adjust a bone in his left hand which was shot during the National Resistance Army bush war. The same hand was operated on in September last year in Kampala. Saleh was also in the UK on private matters.-----Queen mum book opensKAMPALA — The British High Commission in Kampala will today open a condolence book for Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, who died at age 101 in her sleep on Saturday. The Queen Mother came to Uganda in March 1958 to commission the Owen Falls Dam at Jinja. She also visited Paraa Safari Lodge. “Sympathisers can come and sign the book,” a Second Secretary at the mission, said.-----Priest memo in PanyangaraMOROTO — A monument in memory of the slain Irish Mill Hill priest, the Rev. Fr. Declan O’Toole, is to be built at Panyangara parish. The acting parish priest in the Kotido Catholic Diocese, Rev. Fr. Leonard Wiedemayor, said his parishioners had decided this as a symbol of the virtues of love and peace O’Toole preached among the Karimojong. The priest’s body was flown out to Galway, Ireland for burial. -----Janet sprains leg in MorotoMOROTO — Mrs Janet Museveni, wife to the President, yesterday cancelled a meeting with about 100 women after she sprained her leg in a bathroom on Sunday. Moroto RDC John Abingwa told the women who had gathered at the District Council Hall that the first lady had to be flown to Kampala for treatment. Janet promised to meet them after recovery. Museveni and his wife were camped at Morulinga, about 25km west of Moroto town. The President is in Karamoja to review the disarmament exercise.-----Atubo denies rebel reportsLIRA – Otuke MP Daniel Omara Atubo has challenged the RDC, Johnson Butamanya, to produce evidence on claims that there was rebel recruitment in his constituency. “I call upon Butamanya and others dealing with security to expose those youth, their parents and those recruiting them,” Atubo said in a statement.-----Aringa polls for April 4KAMPALA – The Electoral Commission has set April 4, 2002, as the polling date for the Aringa county parliamentary by-election. The commission chairman, Aziz Kasujja, also said in a statement on Friday that joint candidates meetings for the Butebo county by-elections started on Thursday and will go on until April 16 this year.-----Easter days peacefulKAMPALA – The Easter holiday in Kampala was relatively peaceful, according to the Police. Regional Police chief Ahmed Wafuba told The New Vision yesterday that “save for the murder of Paul Katende on the eve of Easter weekend, the city was relatively peaceful.” He said the Police recovered two robbed vehicles after they were abandoned.-----Lukyamuzi says noKAMPALA – The parliamentary committee on natural resources wants all developments on Kinawataka wetlands to stop, committee vice- chairman, Ken Lukyamuzi, has said. Lukyamuzi said the committee would summon the National Environment Management Authority and KCC on the matter.-----PM advisesWAKISO – The Prime Minister, Prof. Apolo Nsibambi, has said Ugandans must participate in the national and local elections if they want to have good leaders. He was addressing a congregation in his home church, St. Rachael Church of Uganda in Bulange last week.-----Good FridayKAMPALA – Shops remained open on Good Friday but there were hardly any buyers. While prices for most commodities remained stable and some were reduced to capture buyers, sellers complained that they had not made any profit.-----‘Give blood’KAMPALA – The health ministry PS, Richard Muhinda, has urged people to donate blood since hospitals do not have enough in stock. Muhinda was awarding certificates to students from various African countries who completed a blood transfusion course at the Uganda Blood Transfusion Service headquarters, Nakasero.