DURING the recent transfers of teachers and head teachers, accusations of patronage were common. Big shots in Government and founding bodies were interfering in the process. Irene Nabusoba and Aisha Ahmad examine the problem.

TEACHER transfers do not always go down well with stakeholders. While there are guidelines for this exercise, many teachers commonly cry foul, alleging bias and hatred. Nevertheless, the teachers often settle in once the ministry takes its stand.

University students, youths and the general public will have yet another exciting experience to put their minds to task as Celtel launches a second season of the Celtel Africa Challenge.

This quiz tournament was inaugurated last year to become the first ever televised academic competition for East African university students.
According to Celtel’s Public Relations Manager, Ms Justina Ntabgoba, the quiz tournament which was held in Nairobi, Kenya last year, will this time be hosted in Kampala Uganda.

Story by FRED MUKINDA and CAROLINE WAFULA
Publication Date: 2/11/2008

A visiting Church of England bishop has urged PNU and ODM politicians to put the interests of Kenyans first.

Dr John Sentamu, Archbishop of York, urged both sides of the political divide to give Kenyans hope and carry the ongoing mediation talks to a fruitful end.

The 26th MTN African Cup of Nations, Ghana 2008 wrapped up in the Ghanaian capital Accra after a thrilling final clash between defending champions, Egypt and four-time winners Cameroon.


The closing ceremony was graced by the crème dela crème of global football amongst them CAF President, Issa Hayatou, Ghana’s President John Agyekum Kuffuor and FIFA President Joseph Sepp Blatter.

RICHARD WANAMBWA

KYAMBOGO
KYAMBOGO University has appealed for more funding from government. "The budget ceiling from the government is still low yet we have to implement all the programmes at the University," Dr Basiima Mpandey, the University's acting vice chancellor said on Friday.

By Ari Levy and Zachary R. Mider

Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Yahoo! Inc., the Internet company that has failed to crack Google Inc.'s dominance of Web search, plans to reject a $44.6 billion takeover bid from Microsoft Corp., a person familiar with the situation said.

The board spent a week reviewing the $31-per-share unsolicited offer before deciding it was too low, and directors are likely to reject it tomorrow, said the person, who declined to be identified because the discussions aren't public. Yahoo wants at least $40, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday.