President Museveni Presided Over The Pass-Out Of 487 Wildlife Ranger Recruits At Paraa Ranger Training School

Posted by: lukwago J in Uganda news September 28, 2018

The rangers who underwent a four-month training have gained skills in first aid, basic intelligence, community intelligence, community conservation concepts, law related to wildlife among others.

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I congratulate the Uganda Wildlife Authority for building manpower to protect the parks. Lawlessness in the park is going down and the benefits are visible. For example, the elephant population has gone up,’’ says president Museveni.

The Uganda Tourism Board and our embassies should market our country’s uniqueness. We must work towards increasing the numbers of tourists visiting Uganda from the current two million annually.

About the roads in the parks, we must have a master plan on fixing them. The government will find the money. The Karuma-Pakwach road was made to ease access to South Sudan, but it has also greatly boosted tourism. More such roads will be built,’’he added.

Still on infrastructure, it does not make sense for a tourist going to Murchison Falls to first land in Entebbe. They could land in Gulu or in Soroti for those touring the Elgon area. The airstrip in these places, including Kasese, will be upgraded to support tourism.

On the question of conflicts between the animals and communities neighboring parks, there are many ways to check this. The communities could engage in activities that naturally would keep the animals at bay, like bee-keeping, tea-growing, cultivating red pepper, among others.

Government will also look for money to erect the electric fence where it is possible to do so.

The laws against poaching should be strengthened. I am also glad to learn that you have introduced dogs at the airport to sniff ivory. I have instructed the Uganda Revenue Authority to acquire scanners which can look through all vehicles at the borders,”said Museveni.

I will direct the minister of health to build a health centre in Para Safari Lodge to serve the workers, the community and the tourists,”he noted.

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