Moses Mulondo
13 August 2007
Kampala — THE Ministry of Tourism is spending more than sh1b to promote tourism during and after the Commonwealth Summit. Grace Aulo, the commissioner for tourism, said the ministry has started building a cultural village at the Uganda Museum, which will have a tent housing the cultural heritage for each of the ethnic groups in Uganda.
Aulo said the contract for constructing the cultural village has been awarded to Matrix Construction Company at sh501.4m. Another company, Plan Build Technical Services, has been contracted to renovate the Uganda Museum galleries, at sh228.2m, while Wedding Niceties (U) Ltd has won the contract to set up mobile toilets, tents, banners, scroll stands, platforms and lighting at the Uganda Museum and the National Theatre.
The ministry has also contracted Uganda Film and Television Institute to produce a documentary on Uganda's cultural diversity worth sh145m.
Aulo said a monument will be set up behind the Parliamentary Building for Uganda's commemoration of CHOGM.
Kann Artists Company will construct the copper monument at sh206.3m. Aulo said the ministry had started making a tourism catalogue on Uganda's cultural activities. Graphic Systems (U) Ltd has been contracted to produce the catalogue at sh113.8m.
The ministry's senior tourist officer, Vivian Lyazi, said plans are underway to renovate Kasubi Tombs and Namugongo Martyrs' Shrine, which are expected to attract the highest number of tourists.
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