24th July, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Kimaka airstrip in Jinja will soon be renovated by government as a plan to promote tourism. According to the deputy speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, visitors are inconvenienced by the transport system in Uganda especially by heavy traffic jams. “These are busy people who will enjoy the possibility of landing at Entebbe Airport and taking a » Read More
20th July, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in Uganda was recently ravaged by fire. The Wild fire which consumed 3 square kilometers of Mgahinga National park has finally been brought under control. The wild fire is believed to have been set by a local resident who was illegally harvesting honey in the Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda on Saturday the 18th. Uganda » Read More
13th July, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
The upgrade of Arua Airfield to an international airport has begun, with a Shs1.53 billion terminal building, access road and parking yard will be constructed under Phase I. The airfield will be expanded by about 150 meters and tarmac the runway from 1.8 to 2.5 kilometers, in order to facilitate large passenger and cargo planes to » Read More
7th July, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
The Buganda tourism expo at Lubiri in Kampala attracted curious visitors especially at the Makerere University stall. The Faculty of Veterinary medicine displayed a Bull with a fifth leg attached to its back. The Bull also has two anuses, the second attached to the extra leg. The second anus only produces a watery milk-like » Read More
6th July, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Districts surrounding Kibale National Park were recently given sh111m by Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA). The funds are the 20% benefit given to local communities as an incentive, from profit made from the wildlife reserves and national parks as required by law. UWA has in the last eight years given sh1.5b as 20% of all funds » Read More