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By Okoodi Abooki

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Uganda Tourism board (UTB) has launched a campaign to promote Mountaineering as one of the tourism products in Uganda.

The move is intended to attract more domestic and international tourists so as to generate additional revenue for the sector. 

Currently the tourism sector earns about Ugx1bn out of about ten thousand hikers who visit different mountains in the country every year.

The UTB chief executive officer (CEO) Lilly Ajarova is optimistic that the product will increase the number to thirty five thousand hikers so as to see more revenue spreading out to locals and the national parks as well.

During the campaign launch, a group of local and international visitors hiked Mount Muhabura, the third highest mountain in Uganda which stands at 4,127 meters above sea level and is substantially steeper than any other mountain in the range.

Unlike Elgon and Rwenzori mountains, Muhabura situated in Virunga Volcanic range in Kisoro district is considered the toughest by even seasoned hikers given that the entire ascent and descent is done in a day as Pasqa Lorna Abur, a member of the Mountaineers Club of Uganda explains.

The CEO noted that as a first time hiker Mount Muhabura was quite a stretch although she was so glad that she conquered it.

She said feel very satisfied, inspired and renewed as a person adding that the scenery and everything she saw along the way is something that she had never experienced before and it gives her more inspiration to visit more places that they intend to develop.

Lilly noted that to ascent that hike in one day and come back can be a very strange task even for professional hikers and proposed that as they develop the hiking and mountaineering in the country they will work together with wild life authority and make sure that they provide additional facilities in the park along the trail so that the hikers go up.

They have stop overs with better facilities where they can be able to refresh so that they can continue hiking with passion the next day.

Known as the “Pearl of Africa,” Uganda is located in East Africa and offers some of the continent’s most diverse wildlife viewing, dramatic landscapes, and immersive cultural experiences.

Uganda is home to more than half the world’s population of endangered mountain gorillas, and trekking to observe these gentle giants in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest which is one of the world’s top bucket list travel activities.

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By Sheillah Birungi

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In Sheema

Cabinet Minister for tourism and antiquities who is also a Sheema South MP Prof Ephraim Kamuntu has showed his worry about the carelessness of government health workers in his constituency.

Kamuntu showed his disappointed about how some leaders become proud of health workers when they (health workers) do not perform their duties as it is needed saying that they don’t even show up on their places of work.

“I have seen Mayor appreciating Shuuku health centre iv in charge, but I’m totally disappointed with Shuuku health workers, one day I went there at 2:40Pm but I didn’t find there anyone like a doctor or nurse, I went back to the gate but even the gate man wasn’t there. I found there a man with his wife in deep sorrows looking for what to do because they had a relative who was serious sick. You people should know that life has no spare, therefore our government workers should be carefully,” he said.

Kamuntu said these while at Shuuku Town council headquarters in Sheema district on 7th June 2019 when the town council staff was giving accountability for what they have done.

Kamuntu isn’t the first one to complain about Shuuku health centre 4 for being careless. Of recent, the community complained about it following the death of woman delivering from Rugarama due to absence of workers.

He advised parents to fight for their families and take their children to school hence a bright future for them.

On the same function, Mayor Shuuku Town council Biziira Boaz reconciled with Minister Kamuntu who have been apart for so long.

Biziira openly told the public that he will support Prof. Kamuntu forever and he advised his (Kamuntu’s) opponents to accept the defeat.

“As we are heading to NRM primaries, I request you who will stand against Kamuntu to fully support him after primary elections in case you are defeated,” said Biziira.

RDC Sheema district Frank Kyereere asked chairmen LC 1 to work with police and fight against the rampant cases of coffee stealing in the area.

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By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante

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In Bushenyi

The minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs Maj. Gen.Kahinda Otafire has said he did not attend the state of notion address intentionally because it’s merry making.

On the other hand Kahinda thanked the president for recognizing him as a person who spearheaded the construction of Kashenyi-Mitooma tarmac road when he was absent.

He added that he missed the state of nation address while he was doing his own things.

He said a true friend is one who defends you when you are absent and the president defended him when he was a way on Kashenyio-Mitooma tarmac road.

He said this yesterday at the burial of his relative Celestine Ntwirenabo in Kyamabare Kyamuhunga Sub County Bushenyi district.

Ntwirenabo was a re-known tea farmer and a good person in the society whom everyone who stood to speak defended him for his humility.

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By Allan Mugabe

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In Kabale

The Acting Kabale District Chief Administrative Officer Edmond Ntimba has on June 7^th asked farmers not to receive fake seeds and sick animals from suppliers under the Operation Wealth Creation program.

Ntimba made the call while addressing over 300 members of Greater Kabale Youth Thorough Yoweri Kaguta Museveni group at Kabale District Lukiiko hall in Kabale Municipality.

The members will next week receive 200 piglets under the Operation Wealth Creation program, as an appreciation from President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni for supporting him in the 2016 elections.

He asked farmers to report suppliers who brings fake seeds and sick animals under the Operation Wealth Creation program so that they are arrested because they will be wasting government funds.

The Kabale District Chairperson Patrick Besigye Keihwa asked the beneficiaries to take care of the piglets so that they can produce and give chance to others to also benefit from the program. He asked the sub county extension officers to educate the beneficiaries on how to look after piglets so that the program becomes successful.

The Kabale District Youth Chairperson John Bosco Namara warned the youth against selling off the piglets saying that the culprits will face arrest.

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By Innocent Atuganyira

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In Masindi

The King of Bunyoro Kingdom His Majesty Solomon Gafabusa Iguru visited Masindi Hospital yesterday evening a head of the 25th Empango celebration.

The Empango celebrations happens annually on 11th June at the Bunyoro Kingdom Royal Palace in Hoima Municipality in coronation of the King of Bunyoro.

The King also visited the maternity and children ward thus supporting them with bars of soap and other necessities.

The Kingdom Prime Minister Mr. Andrew Byakutaga and also the Minister in charge of Oil and Gas appreciated the effort the Government of Uganda is injecting in Bunyoro Kingdom through the construction of Roads, better health centres, oil exploration and also the construction of Hoima International Airport.

“Every year we collect money through Empango Marathon which helps us to support health centres, this time around the money collected will help in buying medical machines needed at Kiryandongo Hospital,” He added.

He advised the people of Bunyoro to protect the environment through tree planting and protection of swamps as this will help to conserve the nature, He also advised the people of Bunyoro to continue supporting kingdom activities.

The Masindi District Residence District Commissioner (RDC) Mr. Godfrey Nyakahuma thanked the King for being in partnership with the government programs and also added that the security in masindi is guaranteed.

He also added that the government of Uganda has established many hospitals in the region as the way of improving on the health of the citizens, “when the president recently last month visited Masindi he promised to work on Masindi Hospital,” he added

Nyakahuma further more encouraged the people of Bunyoro to work hard as a way of chasing poverty from their families.

While addressing the congregation the Bunyoro Kingdom in charge of Masindi Hospital Hajji Maimood Kazimbiraine said that Masindi Hospital had only ten bedrooms in maternity ward but due to high population they were forced to add more beds.

“Masindi Hospital serves more than two million people and also from neighboring districts such as Buliisa, Kiryandongo and many others,” Hajji Added.

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