Sights and Sounds blog - Page 2

If you have been to Fortportal, perhaps you have seen those magnificent tall eucalyptus trees in the Mpanga valley opposite the Toro Golf course. Those trees were planted in 1954 the very day Queen Elizabeth visited Tooro and perhaps after visiting and naming after herself Queen Elizabeth National Park.

If you have ever studied African history, there is a big chance that you learnt about the Chwezi dynasty! You must have learnt that these guys were Demi gods, able to do things that no one else did. A good example is here.

Early this year, I read with interest arguments from a number of investors, policy makers and scholars on a local tourism thinktank in Uganda. The topic was whether wildlife tourism is better than cultural tourism for Uganda going forward. Many of them missed the real point!

Romance is something that was rarely a public topic in many parts of ancient Africa. Children would rarely learn about it until they were of age. Even then, such matters would be spoken about privately. And the tools used, the words, the slogans, and everything about it were kept away from the public and the children. A lot of sexually oriented words as well as the sexual body parts were forbidden in public. Kids would get a beating for mentioning them. But we learnt that such words were loved by the adults when between the sheets!

The President of Uganda on 20th September 2020 announced the opening of Entebbe International Airport and land borders. This came after a period of six months since tourism was put at a standstill due to COVID-19 pandemic that forced these tough but necessary precautions on everybody. A few days later, on the 25th of September, Hon. Tom Butime, the Minister for Tourism Wildlife and Antiquities officially relaunched primate tourism in Uganda. You can now visit to trek the Mountain Gorillas, Chimpanzee and other wildlife in Uganda!