• Home
  • About
  • Join Us
  • Contact
93.3 KFM
  • Home
  • HotSeat
  • News
    • Business
    • Health
    • Sports
    • Lifestyle
  • Events
  • Contact Us
  • Promotions
  • Presenters
  • PHOTO GALLERY
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • HotSeat
  • News
    • Business
    • Health
    • Sports
    • Lifestyle
  • Events
  • Contact Us
  • Promotions
  • Presenters
  • PHOTO GALLERY
Subscribe
No Result
View All Result
93.3 KFM
No Result
View All Result
Home News National News

Expert ask govt to increase gorilla permits 

David Kugonza by David Kugonza
March 12, 2019
in National News, News
0
Police probes death of French tourist in Kanungu
0
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

BY PAUL TAJUBA.

A Ugandan born veteran conservationists Kaddu Sebunya, has proposed that government increases gorilla trekking permits and make earn more than auxiliary service providers.

Related articles

High Court set to rule on Bobi Wine house arrest case

Lukwago promises to secure Kyagulanyi’s freedom

MrSebunya, the chief executive officer of African Wildlife Foundation, said in an interview with this paper last week, that airlines are reaping more from tourists than Ugandans who own the wildlife.

“Someone buys a ticket from London. A cheap ticket is between £800 [Economy] to £3000 [First Class]. They come here to see a buffalo, how do you allow KLM to make more money than people in Queen Elizabeth National Park? Emirates pay £3000 to come and see mountain gorillas. Emirates make more money than people next to mountain gorillas,” Mr Sebunya said.

Uganda charges $600 to trek gorilla per person. Rwanda on the other hand charges $1500 for all visitors.

Mr Sebunya congratulated Uganda for managing well the 10 parks and other reserves but said government should do more to help communities surrounding parks to benefit from the resources in their vicinity.

Tourism is a top foreign exchange earner and Uganda last year raked in $1.4b (Shs5 trillion) from the sector, according to statistics from Uganda Tourism Board (UTB), agency that markets the country.

Mr Stephen Asiimwe, the outgoing UTB chief executive officer, said time is now to have discussion on increasing the gorilla trekking permits since “we have sold out”.

Mr Bashir Hangi, the Uganda Wildlife Authority spokesperson, said increasing permits is good “but it has to be consultative” before a decision can be made.

Mr Sebunya also asked Africans to protect wildlife not necessarily for tourism but as their heritage since “they are our clans, names, our culture, they are our identity”. He also said ecosystems where parks live a play a critical role our survival and it would be unwise for anyone to destroy them.

David Kugonza

David Kugonza

Related Posts

High Court set to rule on Bobi Wine house arrest case

High Court set to rule on Bobi Wine house arrest case

by Noelyn Nassuuna
January 21, 2021
0

By Ruth Anderah The High court has set Monday next week January 25th to rule on whether former presidential aspirant Robert Kyagulangyi Ssentamu and his wife Barbra Itungo...

Lukwago promises to secure Kyagulanyi’s freedom

Lukwago promises to secure Kyagulanyi’s freedom

by Noelyn Nassuuna
January 21, 2021
0

By Benjamin Jumbe Kampala City Lord mayor elect Erias Lukwago has castigated the continued house arrest of the National Unity Platform president, Robert Kyagulanyi. Security agencies...

NUP dominates Nakawa LC5 seats

NUP dominates Nakawa LC5 seats

by Noelyn Nassuuna
January 21, 2021
0

  By Juliet Nalwooga The National Unity Platfrom (NUP) party has won 9 out of the all the 10 LC5 elective positions in Nakawa West and...

Voting cancelled as EC dispatches inaccurate ballot papers

EU asks Uganda gov’t to respect the right of freedom of expression

by Noelyn Nassuuna
January 21, 2021
0

By Ivan Ssenabulya The European Union has asked the Government of Uganda to respect freedom of expression and the right to peaceful and safe assembly, including...

Tumukunde to challenge Museveni’s win in court

Tumukunde to challenge Museveni’s win in court

by Noelyn Nassuuna
January 21, 2021
0

By Ruth Anderah One of defeated candidates in the just concluded Presidential polls, Lt Gen. Henry Tumukunde has spoken out about the ‘irregularities’ in the just...

Next Post
Lawyers renew trial calls for Rwandan Nationals detained in Uganda

Lawyers renew trial calls for Rwandan Nationals detained in Uganda

MP’s vow not to pass budget if Govt fails to allocate elderly Fund

Government urged to extend elderly fund across the country

Pilots have powers to avoid Aircrafts accident-Experts

Pilots have powers to avoid Aircrafts accident-Experts

CATEGORIES

  • Business
  • Entertainment News
  • Health
  • HotSeat
  • Lifestyle
  • National News
  • News
  • PHOTO GALLERY
  • Sports
  • World News

RECOMMENDED

Fred Enanga Uganda police spokesperson
News

Police yet to issue World Cup guidelines

June 9, 2014
George Weah invites Arsene Wenger to inauguration as president of Liberia
News

George Weah invites Arsene Wenger to inauguration as president of Liberia

January 5, 2018
93.3 KFM

Kampala's #NumberOne radio station for better information and the best music ! KFM is a subsidiary of Nation Media Group;
@NationMediaGrp

© 2021.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • HotSeat
  • News
    • Business
    • Health
    • Sports
    • Lifestyle
  • Events
  • Contact Us
  • Promotions
  • Presenters

© 2021.