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Published by Stephen Atwiine on December 9, 2019

How Ministry of Energy has destroyed Tourism in Uganda

Owen Falls in Jinja which is near the source of river Nile the Longest river in the world, was replaced by a dam called Owen Falls dam which generated a lot of Hydro Electricity here in Uganda. The energy from this dam cannot even be totally utilized by Uganda, the Ugandan Government even reached a level of selling it out to other countries for its own benefits yet there are many regions in the country without electricity.
Bujagali Falls which was a National treasure in Jinja was replaced by the dam and the best water rapids dropped. This greatly made the number of tourists to Bujagali Falls drop exponentially and right now we have very few people yearning to have an adventure to the falls of Bujagali.
Karuma Falls in Nwoya District just next to Murchison falls national park, was recently destroyed and now they are generating electricity from it of which the electricity from there even does not have where to go but due to much corruption in the state, the dam was constructed just for the benefit of a few leaders in the administration
In the western Uganda, there are two hydro dams there which are generating energy also to cover and serve the country, of which part of it is being sold off to other countries.
Now the ministry of energy is looking at Murchison falls which is the next in the queue of destruction. But why.

What to Know about Murchison Falls – The World’s Most Powerful Waterfall”

Murchison Falls is a seven meter gorge fall that forces the mighty river Nile flow through a narrow gap, powering down with a thunderous roar and accompanying mist. These gushing waters are the most powerful falls in the world and are a spectacle to behold. However these spectacular waterfall in found in the Largest Uganda National Park – Murchison Falls National Park located in Northern Uganda.

The park is a habitat to a variety of wildlife including Giraffe(the most common), African Bush Elephants, Lions(King of the Jungle), African Buffaloes, Leopards, a number of Primates, Hippos which are majorly found in the river Nile, and so many others. There also a number of Birds found in the park including the rare Shoe-bill.

Activities done in Murchison Falls National Park Uganda

African Bush Elephants

Reasons Why Ministry of Tourism and Uganda Tour Operators are crying a lot to Leave Murchison Falls Alone is because 100% of the visitors to Murchison Falls National Park, always have a boat cruise at Victoria Nile and also Hike to top of Murchison Falls for an Adventure of the World’s Most Powerful Waterfall.

Also almost 60% of visitor to Uganda, visit Murchison Falls, If the Government of Uganda still Persists to replacing the falls with a dam, then it should be ready to lose a number of Tourists to Uganda and this will make the GDP to drop instead of Rising as expected.

What Some People Say to Save Murchison Falls

Uganda’s Vision 2030 to be achieved when there is no sector destroyed should borrow a leaf from Kenya which is investing in Renewable Energy.

The Lake Turkana Wind Power Project in Kenya is a Single largest private investment in Kenya’s history. The wind farm covers 160 square kilometers and is located in Loiyangalani district which is one of the windiest places on earth. This project was launched by President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya in July -2019 and of current its generating 310-Megawatts of power in Kenya.

The wind speeds in this inter-tropical convergence zone are on average of 11.3m/s, which is extremely high. Northwestern Kenya and Northeastern Uganda is one region. No need to reinvent the wheel. Moroto and Karamoja are across the border. Making this matter worse, wind is free so Uganda’s Ministry of Energy should go and utilize that free wind instead of destroying the Murchison Falls which is and which always brought in money to the state, Local people, and many tour operators in the World especially Uganda.