A Kenyan minister has criticised the government's ban on the smoking of water-pipe tobacco, commonly known as shisha, in public places. Tourism Minister Najib Balala is quoted as saying that the move was "miscalculated", and will harm the economy, Kenya's privately owned Daily Nation newspaper has tweeted. Kenya's health ministry
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Tourism state minister Godfrey Ssuubi Kiwanda has unveiled plans of using sports to promote domestic tourism. Speaking to the press on Wednesday during the unveiling of a sports only content company, Sports Broadcasting, Kiwanda said that Uganda targets 4 million tourists next year but sports has been benchmarked as one
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Dubai-based flydubai’s inaugural flight touched down Friday at Kilimanjaro International Airport, increasing capacity to Tanzania and further expanding its network in Africa to twelve destinations. flydubai will offer six flights a week to Kilimanjaro, three of which are via a stop in the capital, Dar es Salaam and will increase
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Kenya has again been voted as the world’s leading safari destination by the World Travel Awards. Kenya overcame fierce competition from other African safari destinations such as Uganda, South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Kenya scooped the prestigious award during a grand ceremony that took place at JW
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Tanzania faces blow-back from its recent VAT introduction with its all-important safari industry struggling to maintain its leading position in East Africa. The remarkable decline in Tanzanian booking requests received by SafariBookings.com – the largest online marketplace for African Safari Tours – highlights the damage being caused to that country’s
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Uganda’s leading Hotel and Safari Lodge have been named at the World Travel Awards 2017 held on Tuesday evening in Kigali, Rwanda. Kampala Serena Hotel was voted as the best in Uganda for the 5th consecutive year. It beat of stiff competition from Hotel Le Petit Village, Laico Lake Victoria
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Kenya’s popular Maasai Mara National Reserve was voted Africa’s leading national park at the World Travel Awards 2017. The Mara overcame fierce competition from Kidepo Valley National Park from Uganda, Kruger National Park in South Africa, Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, Central Kalahari Game Reserve in Botswana and Etosha National
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Tian Tang Group has donated items and money worth Shs16m to Chimpanzee Sanctuary and Wildlife Conservation Trust. Speaking at the event held at Tian Tang Group in Mukono, Mbalala on Friday, Lucy Zhang, the Chief Executive Officer said that as a corporate company, it is their responsibility to be part
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Do you want to invest in Uganda’s natural protected areas? The Government of the Republic of Uganda has recognized the increasing opportunity for responsible investment to support the protection and management of natural assets by unlocking financing and partnerships through inviting conservation-motivated investors to help build a ‘nature-based economy’. According
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Humphrey Kariuki Ndegwa is one of Kenya’s most storied, yet elusive businessmen. Over the last three decades, Ndegwa, 60, has quietly built his company, the Janus Continental Group, into one of East Africa’s largest conglomerates while staying away from the limelight, reports Forbes. Modest in his personal life, calm in
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