MSU President Paul Lumala speaking at the handover ceremony in Kasese on Saturday. Photo: Ronald Tusiime Mountain Slayers Uganda (MSU) over the weekend handed over mountain climbing safety equipment to the Rwenzori mountains’ guiding community. The equipment handover is part of a project that also saw guides and rangers from the Rwenzori
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Uganda Tourism Board Seals Deal With UEGCL To Package & Market Karuma, Isimba Hydro-power Dams As Tourism Products
Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) and Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL) have signed a partnership to package and market the 600MW Karuma HyrdoPower Dam and the 183MW Isimba HydroPower Dam as superstructure/infrastructure tourism products. Isimba which was commissioned on 21 March 2019 and Karuma which is expected to be commissioned
Read MoreThe stray Hippo was killed on Monday after destroying two latrines and a kitchen in Saruti Cell Residents of Saruti B in Kasese Municipality have killed one of the stray hippopotamuses that have been disturbing the area. The hippos escaped from the Queen Elizabeth national park in July last
Read MoreChildren can now learn and read about wildlife and the importance of conservation at the newly opened public library at the Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Centre- UWEC. The library is in the conference room, a few metres from the main entrance. Dr. James Musinguzi, the Executive Director UWEC, says that
Read MoreThe Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities has appealed to Parliament to waive taxes in the sector due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Doreen Katusiime, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry and other officials appeared on Tuesday before Parliament’s Committee on Tourism, Trade and Industry. The committee is
Read MoreUganda’s Tourism Sector Loses Shs3.8Trn Due To COVID-19 Impact As Foreign Visitors Fall By 69%
A gorilla eats leaves in the jungle in Uganda. The outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic has seen Uganda’s tourism sector and economy at large lose Shs3.891Trn, the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities has said. Doreen Katusiime, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Tourism made the revelation today while appearing before Parliament’s
Read MoreAnimals at UWEC being transported The Parliament’s committee on Tourism, Trade and Industry has questioned officials from the Uganda Wildlife Education Centre –UWEC over money fundraised from the public to meet animal needs, such as food. UWEC officials led by James Musinguzi, the Executive Director today appeared before the Committee
Read MoreThe Uganda Wildlife Authority-UWA has announced the birth of a new rhino at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary in Nakasongola district. According to UWA, Kori one of the oldest white female Rhinos, gave birth to a male calf on Sunday, bringing to 33 the number of Rhinos at the Sanctuary. UWA spokesperson,
Read MoreBABY BOOM: Queen Elizabeth National Park Registers Sharp Increase In Wildlife Population
Elizabeth National Park boasts of over 4,000 elephants while buffalos are now above 1,700 Queen Elizabeth National Park is recording a boom in its wildlife population.In the 2018 wildlife census, UWA registered 3,953 elephants in Queen Elizabeth national park up from 2,913 elephants in 2015. Today, this number has grown
Read MoreArise in unemployment of unskilled labour on average, with a high variance of 0% to 15%, depending on the importance of tourism for the economy.Labour accounts for around 30% of tourist services’ expenditure in both developed and developing economies. Entry barriers in the sector, which employs many women and young
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