By Gerald Businge on June 8, 2011
President Yoweri Museveni Speech, Uganda 2011/2012 budget
Laws of Uganda, Reports & lists
Statement BY H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni President of the Republic of Uganda UICC Kampala, June 8, 2011 H.E. the Vice President; Rt. Hon. Speaker; His Lordship the Chief Justice; Rt. Hon. Deputy Speaker; Her Ladyship Deputy Chief Justice Rt. Hon. Prime Minister; Rt. Hon. Leader of the Opposition; Hon. Ministers; […]
By Gerald Businge on May 24, 2011
National parks communities, Uganda protected areas, Uganda Wildlife Authority
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Uganda Wildlife Authority has disclosed it that wildlife sector provides a range of employment opportunities for people living around protected areas. Featuring at the Uganda Broadcasting Services news hour program, a community conservation warden in charge of Mt. Elgon conservation area Geoffrey Matanda explained that among the beneficiaries are tourist guides, potters, rangers, office […]
By Gerald Businge on May 19, 2011
Brussels Airlines, Gorilla tracking in Uganda, Uganda Wildlife Authority
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Brussels Airlines has offered travel discounts for tourist flying inn to visit the mountain Gorillas in the Bwindi Impenetrable forest south western Uganda. The discount of 10% will be offered on tickets once travels can prove they will go Gorilla tracking when they visit. The discount is available during the low tourism season which is […]
By Gerald Businge on May 11, 2011
Uganda protests, Uganda tourism, walk2work
Media Gallery, Politics, Travel & Tourism
The Uganda Tourism Board has warned that the continued walks to work protest are badly affecting the tourism sector. The country managed to collect 600 million dollars from last year’s tourism activities but with the continued walk to work protest that have entered their fifth week are stopping tourists from visiting the country for fear […]
By Gerald Businge on November 23, 2010
funding tourism in Uganda, Uganda Tourism Board
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The Uganda Tourism Board is asking the government to increase funding to tourism sector in order to help the country better tap the potential of tourism. At a workshop in Kampala today, the Chairman of the Uganda Tourism Board Edwin Muzahura said that tourism is not picking well in Uganda because the Board is not […]
By Gerald Businge on July 28, 2010
Amos Wekesa, Chairman of Uganda Tourism Association, promoting tourism Uganda, Uganda tourism industry
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The Chairman of Uganda Tourism Association, Amos Wekesa has urged Uganda to take the country’s tourism sector more seriously because tourism is capable contributing heavily to Uganda’s economic growth. While speaking to participants in the Traditional Trade Facilitation expo 2010 organised by the Private Sector Foundation, Wekesa said Uganda has great bio diversity and other […]
By Gerald Businge on July 4, 2010
Nomo Gallery exhibition, tourism attractions in Uganda, Uganda tourism industry, Uganda Wildlife exhibition
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The Annual wildlife exhibition organized by Nomo gallery kicked off on Saturday July 3, 2010 at the Nomo Gallery offices in Nakasero. The exhibition that will take place every day up to 30th July is an exhibition that is aimed at creating awareness on the wild life industry in Uganda. The organizers of the exhibition […]
By Gerald Businge on July 1, 2010
Buganda Kingdom, Kabaka Mwanga II, Kabaka’s lake, Prof. Gilbert Bukenya, Tourism in Uganda, Uganda Vice President, world heritage site Kasubi tombs, World’s deepest man made lake
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Uganda Vice President Prof. Gilbert Bukenya has appealed to the people of Buganda to develop the Kabaka’s Lake for tourism and other recreation activities. The Kabaka Lake which covers an area of 30 acres is located in Uganda Capital City of Kampala and is probably the deepest man-made lake in the world at about 35 […]
By Gerald Businge on June 22, 2010
African mountain gorilla countries, film making in Uganda, Tourism in Uganda, Uganda donations for film making, Uganda Galiwango: Obulamu bwe Ekisoode film, Uganda mountain gorillas
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The makers of a film on the plight of Gorillas in Uganda dubbed “Galiwango: Obulamu bwe Ekisoode” are seeking for donations to fund the production of the first movie in the world that will address the plight of the Gorillas in Uganda. Gorrillas which are man’s closest relatives remains one of Uganda’s main tourist’s attractions. […]
By Gerald Businge on June 17, 2010
Museums in Uganda, preservation of African cultures, Rwagweri Stephen, Tooro Cultural Center
Culture & Heritage, Featured
Part 4 of Rwagweri Stephen talks about preserving African culture, writing books The institution I head called Engabu Za Tooro, has a number of programs which range from promoting traditional music to promoting cultural economic activities and reconstructing traditional indigenous knowledge into today’s development practice and our greatest strength has been using new models of culture […]