Tag: Tourism
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Fair trade is what farmers want not your charity
It was such a refreshing and exciting experience interacting with Vivian Kabuye of Spicy Duuka, that is located at Kitoro Main Market in Entebbe. Wow! Spicy Duuka for me was an excellent find. It is everything that I envisage as an ideal standard for trading in valued added dried food items. I dare say, Spicy…
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Promote domestic tourism for self-education on indigenous knowledge
On this 26th day of January 2022, the NRM Liberation Day remembrance, my thoughts are dominated by what liberation actually means to us in our day to day lives in Uganda. I am especially concerned by the way in which we “modernise” or more accurately “global-westernise” by losing a lot of our good food and…
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Totems of Karamoja and cultural tourism
According to my friend, Lomuria Betty Konyen, in Karamoja every ethnic group has a totem, which are largely animals; this signifies how the Karamojong’s life is entrenched in animals, both domestic and wild. For example, according to Lomuria, some of the totems are: Ngi-Matheniko – Giraffe – Ekori (they are Ngikorio). Ngi-Bokora – Turtle…
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Preserve Kidepo Safari Lodge as a historic site
Dear Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities, it is your responsibility to actively engage in the “safe keeping of historic sites and monuments” of our country. Kidepo Safari Lodge is such a historic site. Kidepo Safari Lodge – Photo Credit: Emmanuel Owaraga II on Instagram or on Facebook First of all, Kidepo Safari Lodge is…
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Why is Kidepo Safari Lodge still in ruins?
Recently, I had the thrill of visiting and touring Kidepo Safari Lodge, now renamed Katurum Lodge Kidepo. It is located on Katurum Rocks of Kidepo Valley National Park and was apparently built in 1971 during the reign of President Idi Amin Dada Oumee. Certainly, without a doubt, Kidepo Safari Lodge is clearly one of President…
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