Walk to work protests causes a loss of 100 million dollars per month to Uganda tourism sector

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The Uganda Tourism Board has warned that the continued walks to work protest are badly affecting the tourism sector.

The country managed to collect 600 million dollars from  last year’s  tourism activities but with the continued walk to work protest that have entered their fifth week are stopping tourists from visiting the country for fear of their security.

The managing director of Uganda tourism board Edwin Muhazira says that the country is more likely to lose more than 100 million dollars each month if the protests continue. Tourism is one of the major revenue earning sectors in the country.

By Mugisa Isaac Mathias

 

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