Jinja Municpality Mayor, Majid Batambuze

He reveals that the facilities that support the growth of the tourism sector like, roads, hotels among others are not meeting the required standard hence affecting the growth of the tourism sector.

Jinja now bags between UGX.70 million in poor seasons to UGX.130 million in good seasons through tourism which money is used by the district to develop the fading tourism sites in the area.

But with this little money, the district cannot afford to fulfill its plans of setting up a five star hotel, constructing roads leading to the tourism sites and maintaining the existing sites.

However, the town clerk Francis Byabagambi notes that a number of initiatives are still in the pipeline to have Jinja’s tourism potential resurrected to have tourists spend more than a week in the area touring different sites.

Currently tourists can only spend a maximum of not more than a week in Jinja following limited tourism sites in the area. Jinja district has a number of tourism sites namely, the Bujagali falls, source of the Nile among others.

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The Chief Executive Officer of the Uganda Tourism Board Stephen Asiimwe said that the Board is focusing on engaging churches within the country and across the region to mobilize and invite people to visit the country at the same time.

Asiimwe says if that is done it will boast Uganda’s revenue generation.

Asiimwe believes the tourism industry should take advantage of the big numbers who are likely to attend the pope’s visit in Uganda to market the sector.

He said that the Uganda Tourism Board is also in talks with different embassies and airlines to help mobilize Christians and facilitate their travels to the country during that time. He said that if well prepared Uganda can reap big from this historical visit.

Pope Francis announced recently that he will make his first visit to Africa later this year with stops in Uganda and the Central African Republic and Government has already put in place a Cabinet subcommittee led by the Prime Minister Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda to plan for the Pope’s visit.

The Tourism board targets to attract 1.5 million tourists in the country this year.

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United States ambassador to Uganda Jerry P. Lanier  briefed the minister for tourism and heritage professor Ephraim Kamuntu of his government intention.

The ambassador Jerry P. Lanier told the minister that they have considered the tourism among other projects but they were concerned about the efficiency of Uganda wild life authority and wanted to know the status of the board before releasing the funds.

Professor Kamuntu informed the delegation that the appointment of the board was long due pending a report by the commission of inquiry into UWA.

The minister noted that one of the challenges the ministry is facing is conflict between wild life authority and human resettlement because game reserves have not been fenced off from encroachers.

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The Nabagereka

Speaking at the 3^rd annual Buganda Tourism Expo 2011 in Lubiri, Nabagereka says the region has many features like the Kabaka’s lake, animals and historical heritages among others which can be used for tourism

Nabagerka also says that people have failed to utilize such features and resources properly so that they attract many tourists which can generate a lot of income to the country.

She has appealed to the people of Buganda to also be tourists in their country by touring their heritage sites and don’t leave them to foreigners alone since they are educative.

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Chimpanzee in Kibale forest

The cost has been brought down from 500 dollar per permit for foreign nationals 350 US dollars each permits for national residents now cost 250 dollars while for East African has reduced from 250000-100000 Ugandan shillings.

The fess are applicable only during the low seasons of tracking which is on Match is May and October and November.

Acting Executive Director of the Uganda World life Authority Dr. Andrew Suguya explains that the reduction are intended to promote Gorilla  tracking during more Tourism season

By Mugisa Isaac Mathias

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murchison falls major Uganda torusim attraction

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 of their security.

The managing director of Uganda tourism board Edwin Muhazira says that the country is more likely to lose more than 100 million dollars each month if the protests continue. Tourism is one of the major revenue earning sectors in the country.

By Mugisa Isaac Mathias

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