Author: Daniel Kazungu
NATIONAL: Maverick music promoter Balumu Barugahara has been appointed Minister of State for Gender, Labour and Social Development in a new cabinet reshuffle. Another surprise appointment is Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Wilson Mbadi who has been appointed minister of State for Trade, Industry and Cooperatives. Tororo County MP Jacob Oboth has been elevated to Minister of Defence replacing Hon. Vicent Sempijja who has been appointed Presidential advisor. In other appointments, Sironko district Woman Member of Parliament, Hon Florence Namboozo, has been appointed State Minister for Karamoja replacing Agnes Nandutu who was one of the ministers implicated in the Mabati…
MBALE: The 1st Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African Affairs, Rebecca Kadaga, has urged government to fast-track the patent and copyrights law to protect innovators from unscrupulous people and institutions that tend to copy innovations of others. Kadaga was speaking as chief guest at the official opening of the 14th National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) expo that is taking place in Mbale city. The expo started on Monday with a higher education conference held at Mbale Resort Hotel and will close on Saturday. “I see many institutions investing in research and innovation but we need copyrights and…
KAMPALA: Internal Affairs minister Kahinda Otafiire has called for increased funding of the Tourism sector as a way of attracting tourists to the country and marketing Uganda as a top tourism destination. Otafiire was speaking as chief guest during the Tourism Review conference held at Hotel Africana in Kampala on Wednesday. Organized under the theme; Leveraging the Tourism Industry as a Pivot for Economic Recovery through Sustainable Investment, improved market access and visibility, this year’s Tourism review conference is the first of its kind since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. “It is good legislators are here. Continue making noise…
The 1st Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African Affairs, Rebecca Kadaga on Wednesday okayed the planned demolition of the old Crested Crane Hotel hotel to pave way for the commencement of a Shs20 billion Institute infrastructure development project. Meeting a delegation from the Tourism ministry led by Tourism minister Col (Rtd) Tom Butime at her office at the Ministry of East African Affairs on Wednesday, Kadaga urged the ministry officials to ensure that contractors do quality work. The meeting followed reports in the media claiming that Busoga leaders were locking horns over the demolition of the condemned structure…
NATIONAL: Bulembia Primary School in Kasese district that was recently ravaged by floods on Friday received an assortment of items from a team of local tourists numbering to 480 who are currently on a tour of Western region. The team led by State minister for Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities, Hon. Martin Mugarra, and a horde of celebrities and beauty queens is on a drive aimed at showcasing the country’s tourism potential and promoting local tourism. Handing over the items that included books, pens, sets, textbooks and rulers, among other scholastic materials, to the school head teacher Joseph Kule, minister Mugarra…
Hundreds of people living with hearing impairment will celebrate Easter in style thanks to a donation from the Uganda Hotel and Tourism Training Institute (UHTTI). Led by the institute principal Ms Miriam Namutosi and other members of the UHTTI top management, the Jinja-based institute donated items worth Shs6 million to Jinja residents with hairing impairment under their umbrella association Jinja Deaf Association (JIDA). Ms Namutosi, while handing over the items at an event held at the JIDA headquarters in Jinja city, said it is part of the institute’s corporate social responsibility to stand with the community in Busoga sub-region. “We…
The Kasese-based Uganda Wildlife Research Training Institute (UWRTI) has emerged winners of this year’s Wildlife Conservation competitions. The competitions organized by Uganda Wildlife Education Centre (UWEC) and hosted by the Uganda Hotel and Tourism Training Institute (UHTTI) aim at raising awareness for Wildlife in schools and the general public. Speaking during the highly attended event, the UHTTI Principal who doubled as chief guest at the glamorous event commended the universities in attendance for taking up the challenge to join the competitions. “For those who have won, I congratulate you in advance but ultimately I congratulate everybody because you have all…
JINJA: The Uganda Hotel and Tourism Training Institute (UHTTI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with The Netherlands-based Noorderport College of Tourism and Hospitality (NCTH). The college is one of the most respected colleges in The Netherlands, offering secondary, technical and vocational education including tourism and hospitality. Speaking at the signing ceremony at UHTTI premises in Jinja last week, Ag. Principal Miriam Namutosi said the aim of the memorandum is to provide a framework within which the parties will seek to develop a long-term partnership in the areas of Tourism and Hospitality training. “As the institute moves towards fulfilling its…
JINJA: Former Minister for Lands Daudi Migereko has slammed government for cutting the Tourism budget from Shs195 billion to Shs89 billion. Migereko was speaking during the launch of the Nile Conservation campaign at Source of the Nile Hotel in Jinja on Thursday. The campaign aims at preserving River Nile, the longest river in the world and one the leading tourist attractions in the country. “Incidentally news of the budget cut came the very week CNN, Fox news and other international media had just run stories about Uganda being ranked among the top tourism destinations in the world,” Migereko said. “What…
NATIONAL: The Busoga University transition taskforce has just concluded two successful meetings to pick ideas on the type of University stakeholders want. The two meetings that were held on the 12th and 13th January 2023, in Kampala and Jinja respectively, attracted select religious leaders, political leaders, academicians and civic leaders with a particular interest in seeing the successful resumption of Busoga University. Speaking during the meetings, the chairperson of the taskforce and designate University Vice Chancellor, Prof John Robert Tabuti, said the purpose of the stakeholder engagements was to have a comprehensive conversation to design the university’s strategic direction. “In…