President Museveni Sets Five Directives to Boost Tourism and Trade
President Museveni announces five directives to boost Uganda’s export earnings and tourism industry, including the establishment of Uganda Trade Hubs and training of hospitality staff.
President Yoweri Museveni has expressed the need to support the private drive to increase Uganda’s export earnings. In his maiden Quarterly address to the country that focused on supporting the Tourism sector delivered at State House in Entebbe on Wednesday 19th April 2023, the President issued five directives that will see Uganda’s image presented in a more welcoming way to the world. These include setting up Uganda Trade Hubs at Airports and aerodromes across the country, tarmacking the four export aero drones, training of staff in the hospitality industry about Uganda’s tourist locations and government institutions to harmonize communications on the matter of tourism.
On setting up of Uganda Trade Hubs, the Head of State directed the Civil Aviation Authority and the Ministry of Works to work with the private sector and set up these Hubs starting at Entebbe International Airport. The Hubs will be composed of coffee, chocolate, Uganda leather products, sugar, fruits, vegetables, dairy, beef, poultry, etc., and will be places for content about Ugandan on Tourism and hospitality. He emphasized that the Trade Hub and private sector will work with Uganda Airlines, internet and other media channels to produce and provide content on these sites and more in collaboration with the ministry of Tourism and its institutions of Uganda Tourism Board and Uganda Wildlife Authority.
According to the President, the Hub idea will be replicated at all aerodromes across the country wherever tourists land, including the border points. The President added that the Trade hubs will also be in Belgrade, Serbia, the Uganda UN mission in New York, Uganda High commission in London, Uganda High Commission in Kinshasa, Uganda missions in Brussels and South Africa, Uganda mission in Beijing, Uganda mission in the UAE and Uganda mission in India. “The CAA should work with the private sector and the ICAO and IATA, where necessary, to gazette and improve safety standards so that these aerodromes can be given international codes,” the President said.
