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Education in Uganda

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Education being one of the millennium development goals, Uganda has considered it as one of the key priorities to invest in. Uganda’s education started way back in the 1960’s with the smallest number of people in schools after which the number started to increase. In 1997, the national resistance movement with the leadership of Museveni brought universal primary education (UPE) offering free education to four children per family. Later, the government declared UPE free for all children in all families, which increased school attendants to roughly 80%. Education system in Uganda is done in three levels namely primary level, secondary level and tertiary level.

Primary level
This level is divided into pre-primary and primary categories of education. The pre-primary category is nursery school, which is done for three years in baby class, middle class and top class respectively. Children at the age of three years are allowed to join nursery school purposely to familiarize them with others, know how hold pencils, and speak well as they get ready for primary level of education.

The primary level starts with primary one and the legal age of join primary one is 6 years. Primary level takes 7 years education after which children sit for primary leaving education to qualify for secondary school. After the introduction of universal primary education the 1997, the number of enrolled children in primary increased from 3 million to 5.3 million pupils which number has continued to increase as the population of Uganda also increases. The challenge in primary teaching is the increased number of pupils with limited number of teachers making teaching difficult. Grading of primary leaving examinations has six grades with first grade from 4 aggregates to 12 aggregates, second grade from 13-24 aggregates, third grade from 25-29 aggregates, fourth grade from 30-34 aggregates and the remaining in the fifth and sixth grade.

Secondary education
This is split into two levels of ordinary level (O, level) and advanced level (A, level). Ordinary level entails senior one to senior four after which students sit for the Uganda certificate of education (UCE) to qualify for advanced level. Students in O, levels do ten subjects 8 of which are compulsory and two optional ones. Similarly, advanced level of education has two years of senior five and six. At the end of senior six last term, students sit for the Uganda advanced certificate examination (UACE) for them to join for the tertiary level. Students in A, level choose a combination of four subjects depending on their target courses when they join tertiary education.

Tertiary education
This is the highest level of education in Uganda. Students apply for different courses in which to specialize in and each of which has a different time of duration. At the end of the course, students are awarded with honors of different classes in relation to their performances. The awards start with first class degree, second upper, second lower and pass degree. Obviously student with fist class degree awards have greater opportunities compared to the others. Various tertiary institutions both public and private have been established offering different courses.

The leading public institutions for higher-levels education in Uganda include among others:

Makerere University (MUK)
This is the oldest and leading university/institution for higher learning in Uganda established in 1922 as the best institution for higher learning. The university is situated on one of the hills that make up Kampala city just kilometers from kamala’s central business district. In 1963, Makerere was made an East African university offering courses that qualified students for general degrees in the university of London. 95% of Uganda students study at Makerere doing different courses. Makerere is the third best university in the whole of Africa admitting students from all over Africa and other international countries to offer different courses in education.

There are nine colleges each of which has at least 38,000 undergraduates and 4500 postgraduates. These colleges are college of agricultural and environmental sciences, college of business and management sciences, college of computing and information sciences, college of education and external studies, college of engineering, design, art and technology, college of health sciences, college of humanities and social sciences, college of natural sciences and lastly college of veterinary medicine, animal resources and biosecurity.
Each year students done with courses are awarded with their respective honors. Makerere University is an institution of successful people such as late Milton Obote the president who led Uganda to independence, Kenya’s Mwai kibaki and Tanzanian’s Benjamin Mkapa and Julius Nyerere, are all alumni’s at Makerere university.

Kyambogo University (KYU)
This is the second popular public university in Uganda established in 2003. Then university combines the former Uganda polytechnic kyambogo (UPK), the institute of teacher education, kyambogo (ITEK), and the Uganda national institute of special education (UNISE), which make it a big institution. Additionally, Kyambogo University is divided into six faculties and one school of management and entrepreneurship. These faculties include faculty of engineering, faculty of science, faculty of vocational studies, faculty of special need and rehabilitation, faculty of education and the faculty of arts ad social sciences. The university admits students from all arts of the world greatly assured of high quality education services.

Busitema University
Located in Busitema Busia district, the university was established in 2007 as one of the eight public universities. The university is split into various branches, which include the main campus in Busia district, Nagongera campus in Tororo district and Mbale campus in Mbale district, Arapai campus in soroti district, Namasagali campus in kamuli district and Palisa campus in Palisa district. The university faculties include faculty of agriculture and animal science, faculty of science and education, faculty of natural resources and faculty of engineering. Agricultural sciences, agri business and agricultural mechanization is the focus for all the faculties at Busitema University.

Mbarara University of Science and technology
This is situated in Mbarara district abbreviated as MUST. The university was established in 1989 and is divided into two campuses. The main campus is located in Mbarara town on the Mbarara kabale straight whereas the kihumuro campus is found in the western part of Mbarara in kihumuro area. Mbarara university has three faculties namely faculty of medicine, faculty of applied science and technology and faculty of medicine. The three institutes in the university are the institute of interdisciplinary training and research, institute of computer science and institute of tropical forest conservation.

Gulu University
Established in 2002, Gulu University is a public institution divided into three campuses, which are the main campus in north east of the central business district, the second campus in kitgum town and the third campus in Hoima, which was started at the request of the Bunyoro kingdom. Promotion of computer science, environment, agriculture, accounting, education, and information technology and business studies was the purpose as to why this university was established. The faculties that make up Gulu University include faculty of education and humanities, faculty of medicine, faculty of law, faculty of agriculture and the environment, faculty of business and development studies and faculty of science. All these faculties offer different degree and diploma courses for different students.

Kabale University
Located in kabale district southwestern Uganda, Kabale University was
Declared a government institution in 2005 from being a private university since 2001. However, the university was in 2015 when the government of Uganda formally took over the university as one of the public universities in the country. Different programs ranging from certificate programs, diploma programs, undergraduate degree programs and postgraduate degree programs are all offered at Kabale University. These programs take different period of duration depending on how wide the course is.

Soroti University
This is a new public university established in 2015 situated in Soroti district in Arapi Sub County. The stakeholders of Teso sub regions were the founders of Soroti University with the support of the government and other non-governmental organizations. Similarly, establishment and construction of the university was accomplished by a task force of 5 people permitted by the minister of education. The founding vice chancellor of Soroti University was the head of the task force during the construction of the university. The first intake at the university is in 2017 after a cancellation of 2016 intakes. As a science institution, Soroti University mainly admits medicine and engineering students.

Muni university
This is another public university located in west Nile in Arua district.

Besides government universities, various private institutions are also in operation and these include Kampala international university (KIU), Nkumba university, Muteesa 1Royal university, Kampala university, Victoria university, Busoga university, African rural university, international university of East Africa, Cavendish university, Mountains of the moon university, St. Lawrence university, Uganda technology and management university and international health sciences university among others.

Additionally, various religious divisions (Anglicans, Catholics, Pentecostals) have established religious based universities. These include Uganda Pentecostal university, Uganda martyrs university, all saints university, Bishop Stuart university, Ankole western university, Bugema university, Kumi university, Uganda Christian university, Ndejje Christian university, Islamic university in Uganda and bishop Balaam university among others.

Interestingly, masters and PHD programs are also offered at the main campuses especially at Makerere University. This help lecturers to improve teaching skills and professionalism. Foreign languages such as Kiswahili, French, Germany and Arabic among others are taught in all universities in Uganda.

Conclusively therefore, the government of Uganda has invested much in the education sector which has increased literacy for Ugandans. This is a great achievement.

Fall Armyworm Spreads to East Africa

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Agriculture in uganda

Much as farmers in East Africa have sought of healing from prolonged drought that has hit the region, the spread of fall armyworm is a new threat that has spread at a rapid stage. At present, fall armyworm has already spread in countries of Rwanda, Ethiopia, Burundi Uganda and has been recently detected in Kenya believed to have spread from Uganda. Kenya’s infected counties include Nandi, Gishu, Uasin, Busia, Bungoma and Transzoia.

Western Kenya was the first region where fall armyworm started from and then spread to other regions. The pest was discovered by the Kenya plant health inspectorate service and Kenya agricultural and live stock research organization in March 2017. Maize producing counties of Bornet, kericho, Nakuru, Baringo in Central Rift as well as Narok in south rift are the most affected by the pest. More still, the pest mainly infects maize at the germinating and tasselling stages of growth after which the crop dries and dies. However, the pest has not affected the coastal and Eastern areas of Kenya.

To prevent the widely spread of fall armyworm, the government of Kenya has put a platform to coordinate the development of intervention strategies to prevent the spread of fall armyworm. More still, farmers have been given extension services along with extensive knowledge and skills on how they can control and manage the spread of the pest.

Zones of Bench-Maji, Kaffa and Sheka in Ethiopia are the best example where interception programs have been put in place to deal with this pest. The health clinic of Mizan told the ministry of agriculture and natural resources of Ethiopia that measures have been for early maize planting in January, February and March.

Additionally, continuous seasons of poor rainfall associated with crop failures, reduced opportunities and water shortage in the horn of Africa have become a serious threat. This has resulted into food insecurity, livestock death, raised food prices and rapidly diminishing access to food by poorhouse holds. Similarly, humanitarian crisis triggered by drought has led to skyrocketing and food insecurity mostly in communities owning livestock.

Also, drought has strongly hit areas of Uganda, Somalia, Kenya, Djibouti, south Sudan, and Kenya, which largely depend on agricultural and livestock production for nutrition, food and income. Also, water sources, rangelands and crops have been scorched by drought, which has in turn caused hunger, disease spread and death of livestock. This has in resulted into the migration of families, selling of their properties and skipping of meals as strategies to cope with the existing situation.
Various technical meeting have been arranged by the food and agricultural organizations to prevent the spread fall armyworm in areas, which have not been affected, and those already affected by the pest. This is in partnership with the governments and other shareholders in southern Africa, the alliance for a green revolution and the international maize and wheat improvement center in Nairobi.

Conclusively therefore, agriculture is the back born of Africa and is the main source of food and employment. Various strategies are recommended for effective management of fall armyworm in all parts of the continent.

Risks in farming/agriculture

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Whereas many Ugandan’s take part in agriculture as a source of employment opportunities and livelihood, the activity is hindered by various risks and uncertainties drawing back its productivity. Being an open-air business, agriculture is highly affected by weather conditions such as prolonged drought, heavy rainfall, and rainstorms among others. Its difficult to predict what may happen from the time of planting to harvesting. Agricultural products are reaped once or twice every year, which is also not guaranteed. Seasons in farming take long before harvesting hence delayed harvests. This therefore requires farmers to have enough income to support the ongoing projects in agriculture even before harvesting.

Production risks
The difference in expected and actual productivity is the main cause of production risks. This is as a result of un predictable weather conditions such as excessive rainfall, prolonged drought, pests and diseases that cause diversity in agricultural productions. The Pests affect plants at all stages of growth from germination to harvesting which lead to low output at the end. Similarly high rates of reproduction in these pests cause damage as they rapidly develop from a small number of an individual pest to a large mass of pests. More still lacking of enough and standard agricultural tools such as watering cans, irrigation pump among others affect productivity a the long run.

Financial risks
Here, farmers fail to have enough money for meeting daily expenses. More still, limited funding caused by higher interest rates, excessive borrowing, increased input costs, family needs, unfavorable exchange rates and lack of adequate credit reserves. To address the financial risks, farmers are reminded to develop strategies plans, control farm expenses, monitor financial ratios and enterprise benchmarks among others. Farming requires strong financial discipline. Also more money is needed to buy seeds and fertilizers in case the previous harvest was poor.

Marketing risks
This concerns limited or lack of market for agricultural produce. Marketing risks also happen when the price in the market is less compared to the quality of the product or the expected by producers. Competition in the market is another form of marketing risks where many people produce similar products to similar market. Failure to access the target market and the change of customer’s tastes and preferences are also causes of marketing risks in agriculture. Some time there can be many producers offering the same product hence Some times, productivity can be high with limited market or low prices to the expected price in the market. The major sources of marketing risks are the increased numbers of producers selling the same products.

Farmers are therefore obliged not to spend money any how after the first harvest so as to cover up the expenses in case of poor harvest in the next season.

In conclusion therefore, agriculture is a back born of Uganda. The government and all farmers should therefore invest in agriculture for greater productivity.

Kitenge: The unfazeable African fashion

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African wear

Uganda is majorly known for incredible wildlife safaris like gorilla tours and game viewing but the “Peal of Africa” is also culturally intriguing especially when it comes to dressing. Kitenge has presently become the highlight for fashions and styles in Uganda and Africa as a whole. Having been tailored in different style and fashions, kitenge is now a trending fashion for most people both ladies and gentlemen. The masterpiece is tailored/styled in different sizes and fashions for both men and women of all ages.

Each day that passes, a new style of kitenge is introduced on the market, which has kept the attire popular, compared to other dressing codes on the market. Regarding on where to buy the Bitenge, various suppliers are situated in different parts of the country and all over Africa. Kyn Fabrics Limited is one of the leading suppliers of Bitenge located in Kampala Uganda. They deal in knitting, weaving, embroidery, sewing, tailoring, and digitizing all forms of fabrics.

Among the different styles of Bitenge include the following:

Kitenge Maxi dresses

These are tailored long enough to reach the feet. Women usually put on maxi kitenge in churches and it surely looks admirable, also women attending traditional parties mostly put on the Bitenge maxi dresses in respect of the function. For detailed information,
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Printed kitenge dress

This is a normal kitenge printed with different colors. The dress looks smart irrespective of the height whether short or long. More still a printed kitenge blends well with the any skin color making one look so gorgeous. For more information,
Contact us:+256 701106004/ +256 705818593

Nigerian kitenge long dress

The Nigerian kitenge style is unique its style, tailored long to the feet with the downer part styled free where as the upper part is made tight. This makes it look smart despite the size and shape of a n individual. Kitenge is a very respectable attire in Nigeria’s dressing code.
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Short Kitenge dress

These are normally office wear. The dress is tailored short and free making it looks gorgeous especially with high hill shoes. Additionally, there are kitenge wedding wear styles trending attire for brides. The dress is normally styled long.
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Conclusively therefore, Kitenge is a respectable dressing code on todays, market.

Bridal dressing in Uganda

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Wedding and parties

Looking for the best bridal dress? Myuganda brings you the leading dealers in quality bridal dresses and attires for all kinds of parties and ceremonies. As parties become part of Uganda culture, dressing smart and admirable is a dream for every one intending to have a party. There are different bridal dresses that have been brought on market both on line and direct from sales men in all parts of the country. Among the popular wedding gowns on sale include mermaid cut, ball gowns, and sheaths each of which looks unique in it’s way for a specific body shape. While choosing the type of gown to put on, brides are reminded to consider the shape of their bodies in relation to their tastes and preferences since different dresses appear smarter on different body shape. Concerning make up, bride’s need a natural soft make up that will blend with their color and give them natural looks.

The leading dealers/suppliers of bridal dresses in all parts of Uganda include the following:
Unik bridals (bridal shops)
Located at Namaganda plaza P.O Box 33110, luwumu street Nakasero Kampala, Unik bridals are the leading suppliers of all types of wedding and kwanjura gowns in the country. They both sell and hire first class gowns at a negotiable price. Payments are done in cash, credit card or by mobile money they operate Monday to Friday working from 8:00am-6:00pm.
For more details, Contact us: +256 705818593

Sister’s bridal shop
These are located on park royal arcade top floor shops#18B/2b/3b on plot 83/85 Kampala road opposite Fido Dido. You can also find them in Namugongo first floor, shop #B11, kyaliwajala Road, Namugongo. Sister’s bridal shop sells wedding gowns, changing dresses, brides maids dresses alongside makeups at affordable prices.
For more details,
contact us:+256 705818593

Bridal paradise
These are located on rainbow arcade shop No.12, P.O.Box 37112, Uganda Kampala specializing in wedding business activities.
Contact us: +256 705818593

Today’s Bridal Boutique
Located on Agip house Kampala road P.O.Box 30510 Kampala, today’s bridal boutique offers you the best attire for your party. For more details,
Contact us: +256 256 705818593

David’s Bridal Wear
These deal in wedding wears for both men and women. They are located on plot 18A George street Nakasero Uganda
Contact us: +256 705818593

For decoration, hiring tables, chairs and other things related to the organization you can reach out to the following:

Tyler events and systems
Based in Nakulabye Makerere hill road, P.O.Box 154 srt Kampala, Tyler events and systems specialize in hiring tents, tables, and chairs, outside catering, audio and visual sound systems. For more information,
Contact us: +256 705818593

Design world by phiona
These are located on Mbogo road-kiira Kampala dealing in interior and external designs, decoration, art and design.
Contact us: +256 705818593

Glitter events & Consultancy
Located in Luzira at italaluminium complex, they deal in event decoration, first class lighting, corporate function, table clothes, centerpiece and chair covers.
Contact us: +256 705818593

FOR BOOKINGS AND DETAILED INFORMATION, CONTACT info@myuganda.co.ug

Tour operators

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All safaris to uganda are planned and arranged through various tour operators who offer safari packages and the nearby countries depending on the interest of clients. interestingly, a travelers can get the details of each tour operator and read reviews which past clients have written about specific companies on trip advisor. A trusted tour operator must be a member of uganda tour operators association and these among others include:

Gorilla Trek Africa

This is a specialty outdoor adventure companies based in Kigali Rwanda. We specialize in offering a wide range of trips focused on watching the mountain gorillas in the wild. With our dedicated team, we offer the best gorilla tours in Rwanda accompanied by experienced and knowledgeable local tour guides. For over the past 7 years, we have maintained a focus on customer service, ensuring we go the extra mile to create the best safari tours, In Uganda and rwanda.Read more
Location: Remera, Kigali, Rwanda
Contact: +250 784 294537
Mail: info@gorillatrekrwanda.com

Africa Adventure Safaris

Africa Adventure Safaris is a specialty Africa based tour operator offering the best deals on gorilla safaris in Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.Read more

P.O. Box 22754,
Block 269, Plot 2792,
Lubowa Estates, off Entebbe Road,
Contacts
Tel:+256-392 834 606
Mob:+256-703-203-341
E-mail: info@rwandagorillassafari.com

Gorilla Safari Tour
Looking for a gorilla safari in Rwanda and Uganda. Gorilla Safari Tour offers personalized gorilla tours in Uganda and Rwanda that are tailored to fit each individual traveller’s needs. These tailor-made safari itineraries cater for family and group traveler needs. Our trips cater for all budgets, interest and season. Just contact us for free guidance on Rwanda and Uganda tours.Read moreTell: +256-705487517 (Uganda)
Contact Us
Tell: +1-760-807-1456 (USA)
Email: info@gorillasafaritour.com
Kampala, Uganda

Transport In Uganda

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Transport in Uganda

Traveling to, from and within uganda is very safe and quick. There are diverse means of transport with which you can reach out to all parts of the country. The country is bordered by Kenya in the East, South Sudan in the north, Tanzania in the south, Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo in the west. Despite the country being land locked, connecting to and from Uganda to the neighboring countries or even far more countries is quick made possible by various means of transport available.

Air transport
Flying to and from Uganda is very easy. Entebbe is the international airport of Uganda situated roughly 40 kilometers from Kampala the capital city. Flights such as Rwanda air, Kenya airways, Ethiopian airways, KLM, British airways, Egypt air, Tanzania air, KLM, Sabena, South African airways, and the emirates fly to and from Entebbe. This makes it simple for travelers from all over the world to reach Uganda and enjoy all it offers. Presently, Entebbe international airport is under expansion and renovation, which has improved its capacity to an international standard. More still, there are domestic flights from the airport connecting to various sites within Uganda, these include a flight from Entebbe to Kisoro and Kihihi air strips (Bwindi impenetrable forest national park), Mweya airstrip and Kasese airstrip (Queen Elizabeth national park), Pakuba airstrip and Chobe airstrip in Murchison falls national park and finally Apoka airstrip in Kidepo valley national park.

Road transport
This is the mostly used means of transport within Uganda. Public roads connecting to different destinations have been constructed and rehabilitated making transport to all parts of the country so easy. More still, road transport cross over borders to the nearby countries such as Rwanda, Kenya and Tanzania. Road transport involve the use of:

Public buses
These buses are meant to travel long distances such as a whole day. These mainly link to remote areas such as to national parks, game reserves and other areas situated far from the city. More still, these buses carry a big population of people approximately 70 and always drive at a terrible speed due to the long distances to be covered.

Taxis (Matatus)
These are meant to carry 14 passengers transferring from the city to the nearby villages. These Matatus always take people from one site to another and they always set off when full but drop and pick more people on the way. These Matatus carry a specific number of people in the city but normally exceed the carrying capacity when they reach in areas outside the city.

Special hire vehicles


These are hired from car hire companies or even individuals meant to take travelers to a specific destination. Once a person has hires a car, the driver is not allowed to add other people except that very person or a specific group of people. A vehicle can be hired alone or with a driver depending on what a traveler wants.

Boda-Bodas

These are mainly found in towns and cities riding travelers for short distances probably within the city. Once you board a boda boda, there are no stopovers until you reach the final destination making it’s a quick means of transport for people with limited time. However, boda bodas are expensive in comparison to the taxis.

Besides road and air transport,

water transport

is also used in Uganda. Here people cross over from point to another on water by the use of ferry, boats and canoes. This means of transport is mostly used by people surrounded by water bodies or by travelers interested in touring islands at the lake and other water bodies.
Railway transport is also used connecting travelers and goods to Kisumu in Kenya and Mombasa in Tanzania.

Walking by foot
This is also common in Uganda as people foot in city centers and villages. Most people are seen walking along main straights some of whom are carrying baggage. Serious walking is done in the morning and evening hours as people report to work and go back home. Footing is very free in all cities but travelers are always reminded to keep in their lane for pedestrians but reminded to be very careful while crossing.

In conclusion therefore, traveling to and within Uganda is very simple by different means of transport traveling to all parts of the country.

Uganda Cuisine

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Uganda Foods

While reflecting on what makes Uganda the pearl of Africa, cuisine is one of the things that make Uganda an exceptional country. Uganda foods comprise of traditional and local foods to international foods served in all hotels, restaurants and local homes. Each tribe has its staple food whereas all tribes share specific kinds of foods in that all people from all over the country enjoy the same kind of food. Uganda cuisine entails:

Luwombo

This is a traditional food in Buganda kingdom. Luwombo is encompassed of either stewed chicken, mushroom, beef, groundnuts, fish or any other sauce which is tied-up in a banana leaf and steamed over Matoke and any other any other staple in banana leaves or steamer. The food is mainly served on traditional parties such as kwanjura (introduction) and Kuhingira (give away) in Buganda culture. The food was originally prepared in 1887 by kabaka Mwanga’s personal chef and has been prepared since then up to present. It is a very honored and respected food in Buganda.

Posho/kawunga

It is usually made from maize but also other starches, regional names include kwon. Here the experts make posho from cornmeal, and grits. This is prepared in eastern, western and southwestern Uganda. In Eastern Uganda, cassava flour is mixed with which makes it softer and enjoyable. Posho is well known as ugali in Kenya and can be eaten with any all types of sauce.

Malewa

Made from bamboo shoot, malewa is the traditional food in Eastern Uganda especially for the Bagishu and Basoga. Malewa is boiled in water to remove dirt. From there, the joints of the shoot are cut off leaving the middle parts, which are cut, into smaller pieces. After that, rock salt is added and then peanut paste added for the sauce to acquire some taste. Malewa can be served with rice, posho, sweet potatoes, cassava and Matooke. It is mostly served in ceremonies all over Busoga and Bugishu regions.

Matooke


This is a staple food in the Ankole region. Matooke is collected green, peeled and then cooked and often mashed or pounded into a meal. It can be prepared for breakfast mixed with beef beans, peanut, which make it more tasty. The smashed Matooke can be served with all sauces, chicken beef, fish, groundnuts, beans and peas, which make the meal really delicious.

Sim-sim (sesame)


A staple for in northern Uganda where roasted sesame paste is mixed with a stew of beans, or greens and served as a side dish. Sim-sim is so delicious rich in calories a make up of 23% carbohydrates, 5%water, 50%fat, 12%dietry fiber and 18% of proteins.
Other foods involve sweet and Irish potatoes, cassava, millet all of which can be eaten with all kinds of sauce such as chicken, beef, G.nuts and beans among others.

Beverages

These involve both local and international served on different occasions. These include porridge made from sorghum, maize and millet which is left to cool ad then taken after, coffee, black tea and milk served as breakfast. Tea can either be spiced or served in English style.
Sodas and beers are also served in all bars and restaurants. These include Fanta, Coca-Cola, Mirinda, Pepsi and krest among others depending on which one a person prefers. Also, most if not all people also take clean boiled and treated water.

Fruits

Uganda is rich in fruits of diverse kinds which include oranges, mangoes, ovacados, apples, tomatoes, pineapples, pawpaw’s, jackfruit, ginger, bananas, watermelons, passion fruits, lemons and citrus fruits among others. These fruits are served as dissert along side food or in free time while relaxing and chilling.

Snacks

Alongside the many foods and drinks, most appealing snacks are served all over Uganda. These are eaten along journeys, and in free times including roasted groundnuts, chapats, samosas, popcorns, and fried simsimu, among others.
Concerning vegetables, Uganda serves delicious vegetable types such as cabbages, dodo, Nakati and spinach. These are served alongside the main dish.
Conclusively therefore, Uganda serves the very nutritious food all over the world. These range from local and traditional meeting the expectations of local and international people.

Guide to Gorilla Trekking in Rwanda

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An encounter with mountain gorillas in the wilderness is a countless and extra ordinary occurrence in a traveler’s lifetime. Done in the Volcanoes national park Rwanda, mountain gorilla tourism has presently become a high point for Rwanda’s tourism. The national park is positioned in the Virunga conservation area northwestern Rwanda just two hours drive from the international airport of Kigali. Though the country was hit by the 1994 genocide leading to the death and migration of many mountain gorillas, this putting the tourism sector down. The country has now stabilized and has become the leading tourism destination in East Africa and Africa as a whole.

Gorilla families

With 10 habituated mountain gorilla families inhabiting the national park, Volcanoes national park is a home to the highest population of the mountain gorillas in the virunga conservation area. The population is high compared to the neighboring virungas national park in the Democratic republic of Congo with six habituated gorilla families and Mgahinga gorilla national park in in Uganda with one habituated family. The habituated gorilla families in the volcanoes national park include Susa family (Susa A), Titus family, Amahoro family, Umubano family, Sabyinyo family, Karisimbi family (Susa B), Kwitonda family, Agashya family, Bwenge family and Ugenda family. Each family is visited by a maximum of eight people who interact with the mountain gorillas for an hour. During the interaction, travelers are allowed to take photographs though with non-flashlight cameras as whole how different family members carry out different roles in the entire family. Each family is led by the dominant silver back who plans for the entire family on when to move and where to sleep every night. The adult females nurse and care for the babies as the juveniles entertain the family playing and jumping over.

Gorilla permits

This is a must have for every mountain gorilla trekker. The permit in Rwanda is accessed from the Rwanda development board (RDB) responsible for tourism in the country or through any trusted tour and travel company arranging packages to Rwanda. A Rwanda gorilla permit costs 750usd and requires advance booking and payment of the deposit before the trekking date. The permit allows a traveler to pend an hour with the gorilla family after which they descend back to the starting point.

Trekking time

Though travelers spend an hour with the mountain gorillas,there is a posibility of spending more time in the jungle in search for the allocated gorilla family. The trekking time range from 30 minutes to six hour depending on the movements and location of the gorilla family. This means that there is no specific time for travelers to spend in the forest but varies.

Porters and walking sticks

Though not compulsory, porters and walking sticks are very helpful. Porters help in carrying baggage for the travelers and weak trekkers up hills. Walking sticks provide support to the trekkers especially during hiking up and down on the slippery grounds. Importantly still, hiring porters and walking sticks help in supporting local livelihood indirectly, which in turn promotes tourism in the country.

Dos and don’ts

Mountain gorillas are the close relatives to human beings sharing approximately 98% of human genes. This makes them so susceptible to human wildlife diseases such as cough and flue among others. Travelers are required to keep a distance of seven meters to avoid close contacts with the mountain gorillas. Also, travelers with such illnesses are not allowed to trek and also reminded to turn back their faces while coughing and sneezing.

The best time to trek

Though mountain gorillas can be trekked at any time of the year, the dry season from the months of May to September is the best. The grounds become slippery in the wet season making it difficult to hike up and down in the dense forest. However, the wet season is the best for low budget travelers since the permits are sold at 550usd quite cheaper in the low season. Adventure travelers like the rainy season, which provide them with a phenomenal experience.

In conclusion therefore, a gorilla safari is one of the best wildlife encounter in the whole world. Rwanda has been ranked to offer unique tourism package part of which is gorilla trekking. It is indeed a great experience that every traveler lives to remember.

Bahai Temple

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the only bahai temple in Africa

The Bahia temple

Baha’i House of Worship Quiet and serenity reflects the spiritual truths of the Baha’i Faith: The oneness of God, the oneness of humanity and the oneness of religion. Like all Baha’i Houses of Worship, the temple in Uganda is circular in shape, has nine sides and is surrounded by exquisite gardens
The building and the gardens form a single, sacred space where all people are invited to pray to God and meditate in an atmosphere of beauty and light. The Baha’i Faith recognizes the value of beauty. The word of God reveled in every age is both beautiful and practical-creating a vision of the renewal of civilization.
Louis Bourgeois, architect of the temple, conceived of ornamental tracery as embodying and celebrating light-the light of a new revelation from God reveled through Baha’u’llah. Neither of the East nor of the West, the temple design transcends any specific culture, forming a unique structure where the worlds inhabitants can come and be united in prayer.

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