A multibillion-dollar oil drilling and pipeline project is displacing thousands of people in Uganda and Tanzania, and ravaging pristine habitats. Environmentalists are fighting to stop it, but the governments are all in.
Uganda Tourism agencies merge in latest government spin
February 27, 2021
Minister says the government will save Shs988 billion (US$269.5 million) under the new design.
The government assures it will issue guidelines for transition and will hold workshops to prepare staff for the changes.
In the latest communique coming from the Uganda Cabinet this week, the Information Communications Technology (ICT) Minister, Judith Nabakooba, said the government will save Shs988 billion (US$269.5 million) when Uganda tourism agencies merge, as well as other departments, with others and will mainstream government ministries, departments, and agencies.
Agencies under the Tourism and wildlife sector have not been spared yet again as the Uganda Wildlife Education Centre Trust (UWECT), Uganda Tourist Board (UTB), Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), and Uganda Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary shall be collapsed into specialized departments under the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife, and Antiquities.