Jinja’s Nyege Nyege Music Festival has the potential to become East Africa’s Glastonbury Festival. The latter is the largest greenfield festival in the world – attracting close to 175,000 people. Such large numbers require investments in infrastructure in terms of security, transport, water, and electricity supply. The 3rd edition of Nyege Nyege conclude last weekend […]
One of the world’s biggest comedians, Trevor Noah is coming to Kampala this November and is set to play a massive show at the inaugural Uganda international music and Culture week. Comedian Patrick Idringi aka Salvado whose Sheer solutions Uganda are the organizers told TheUgandan that Noah will headline the comedy fest on November 3rd […]
Entebbe is a little slice of paradise off the coast of Lake Victoria majorly known for being home to the Entebbe International Airport, the only international traffic serving airport for Uganda. Before the 1962 independence, Entebbe was the protectorate administrative center for the colonial British government which easily escalated the town’s development. The town is […]
If you are among the many people who take weekends away from Kampala to visit some of the hidden wonders far away from the fast life of the city, or maybe you are new in the country and on a sojourn through Uganda; these are some of the lodges you should make sure you at […]
Residents of Obwobwo parish, in Ongongoja sub county, Katakwi district are protesting against the continued invasion by wild animals into their agricultural gardens. The area which borders Maseniko-Bokora game reserve, running from Napak to Moroto district has seen several wild animals cross over and destroy crops in the neighboring gardens which is their source of […]
The list of what to see in Kampala is immense. Packed with tourist attractions and world famous cultural and religious sites, it can be hard to find all the best places to see in Kampala when you’re on a tight schedule. Bulange and Lubiri Bulange is the Buganda Kingdom’s parliament. Parliament sessions are held every […]
Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort and Speke Resort & Conference Centre have lined up enticing offers to make their customers have a memorable Christmas season this year through to January next year. The hotels are offering accommodation Special Festive Rates to families, groups and individuals in Uganda & East African region willing to make their festive season […]
Honestly. The pressure. As if it wasn’t enough eating the famed but poorly prepared Luwombo and heavy smoke-filled family lunches in the village to reach perfection at exactly the same moment, now the whole of Uganda has an irritating opinion on food preparation, ingredients and of course, local brew. And the you’ve got New Year […]
Ugandans are the biggest pork consumers in Africa, second in the World after China according to International Livestock Research Institute. According to Dr Ben Lukuyu, a nutritionist and the Uganda country representative of the International Livestock Research Institute, per capita consumption of pork in Uganda is 3.5 kilogrammes, making Uganda the biggest consumer of pork […]
A regular traveler who has been to several hotels around the world’s popular cities can easily tell you the difference between the standards and star rating of a hotel. Yet the question is, is the star rating still as relevant as it was years ago? First off, what is star rating and what does it […]