Tourism & Travel

Florence Namayanja, the new Mayor of Masaka City Masaka City Council is seeking to source from its unexploited cultural practices and religious sites to promote local tourism and support investment.   Two years after they were granted city status, the leadership of Masaka has considered organizing the first-ever city carnival

Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) is facing a new threat as many animal species are being quickly eaten up by hungry Karimojong.   UWA officials say they are currently experiencing a big challenge of the wild animals in the north east of the country coming under assault of the massive poaching

One of the dead lionesses   Three lionesses have been found electrocuted in Queen Elizabeth National Park, Rubirizi District.  They were part of the 10 lions that were brought into the park last month.   Bashir Hangi, the Communications Officer at Uganda Wild Life Authority (UWA) says the three lionesses had moved

Karamoja has beautiful sceneries/Courtesy photo The persistent insecurity in Karamoja has rendered hundreds of local tour guides jobless. About 300 Karimojong youth have been making a living by guiding tourists around the mountains and camping sites.   However, the number of tourists visiting Karamoja has dropped because of the current

African grey parrots, pictured in this file photo, fetch high prices/AFP The Ugandan authorities say they have detained a Congolese national found transporting 122 African grey parrots in the western district of Kisoro. The suspect was arrested with the birds crammed into two cages during a joint operation by the

George Galabuzi (Left) is joined by Charles Ssesanga (2nd Left) and ARC officials (in green) as he officially enters his newly built house George Galabuzi,85, never dreamt of sleeping in a decent house. A resident of Kyaliwajjala Zone A in Namugongo, Galabuzi has for a long time lived a miserable life in