The FDC politicians had just concluded a meeting at the Ukweli Pastoral Center on the outskirts of Kisumu City on July 23, 2024, when a group of armed people (believed to be Ugandan and Kenyan security personnel) broke into their rooms, allegedly assaulted, arrested, and drove them back to Uganda in the middle of the night.
According to an article by the International Growth Center (IGC), Uganda has a low level of international awareness, where 60% of potential visitors learn about Uganda through word of mouth. There is indeed a pressing need for increased marketing efforts.
While on a Uganda Safari Tour, tourists at the game reserve can also get involved in a number of activities, like forest walks with well-trained tour guides and colobus monkey tracking, which begins in the morning with a briefing at the reserve headquarters led by the ranger guides who prepare the tourists for the dos and don’ts of the trekking.
As Uganda is set to co-host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations alongside Kenya and Tanzania and the African Nations Championship (CHAN) games come 2025, Tayebwa emphasized the importance of continued development in sports infrastructure.
With the budget strategy for Financial Year 2025/2026 looking at strengthening economic growth, tourism development is seen as one of the major sectors to be boasted in order to achieve accelerated growth.