Monthly Archives: August 2011

NEW TOURISM MINISTER APPOINTED

President Gen. Salva Mayardit Kiir has last week put final touches on the first post-independence cabinet, after first creating 29 ministries before on subsequent days appointing the ministers holding the respective portfolios. Retained in name and function was the Ministry … Continue reading

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NEW TERMINAL AT MALINDI AIRPORT ‘NEARLY READY’

It was learned overnight that work on Malindi Airport’s new terminal building has advanced well enough to consider an informal commissioning in mid to late October this year. A formal opening will then follow at a later stage. The construction … Continue reading

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REPRIEVE FOR NAIROBI NATIONAL PARK

Nairobi National Park’s public voice, FoNNaP or Friend of Nairobi National Park, was heard loud and clear earlier in the week when Dr. Paula Kahumbu, recently honoured by the National Geographic Society for her conservation work in Kenya, spoke to … Continue reading

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KENYA TOURISM ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT LATEST ARRIVAL FIGURES

‘We have it in our hands now to make this another record breaking year’ was the comment of a regular contributor and source from Nairobi, when discussing the latest arrival data for the first half of 2011. 549.083 foreign visitors … Continue reading

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Former Uganda Vice President joins ‘Save Mabira’ Forest

The ‘Save Mabira’ movement has found an unexpected ally yesterday when former Vice President Prof. Dr. Gilbert Bukenya broke ranks with President Museveni and also demanded that Mabira forest be left alone and other land be found for the growing … Continue reading

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KENYANS RECEIVE AIRWAYS SUPPORT

‘The Pride of Africa’ aka Kenya Airways has joined hands with the business community and civil society to assist in providing food and other daily necessities to communities in Northern Kenya hard hit by drought and failed harvests. CEO Dr. … Continue reading

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ETHIOPIA TO TRAIN PIROTS

Information was received over the weekend from Addis Ababa that Ethiopian Airlines has partnered with a Canadian company to create a new pilot training programme, which is in its first phase aimed to turn out 24 first officers for the … Continue reading

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RUBAVU FLIGHTS NOW DAILY FROM KIGALI

In an ongoing effort to make domestic flights in Rwanda more popular has RwandAir now commenced daily flights between Kigali’s Kanombe International Airport and the municipality of Rubavu. Flights were started earlier this year, using the Bombardier Dash 8 aircraft, … Continue reading

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ZIWA FEMALE RHINO NAMED ‘MALAIKA’

The Rhino Fund Uganda / Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary have over the weekend confirmed that the most recent ‘addition’ to the rhino family on the sanctuary, has now been named. Aptly, the Kiswahili name ‘Malaika’ was chosen, which translates into ‘angel’. … Continue reading

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Amuka Lodge / Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary now open

Uganda’s latest addition to the safari circuit, the Amuka Lodge on the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, is now open for business it was learned during the week, as Johan Genade welcomed his first guests. Built with predominantly timber and local stone, … Continue reading

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