Why Kampala
needs a National Campaign! By Ronnie Mayanja After enjoying a white Christmas in Boston last winter, I returned home to Uganda only to be greeted by the intense heat that January offers! As we approached that final leg of our journey, there was that nostalgic feeling that always grips those of us living in the Diaspora but the grim reality of what awaits us is never distant and very soon it was back to reality. Flying over Kampala, during our final descent to Entebbe, the whole city looked dry and dusty.
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Founded years ago Kampala was originally King Muteesa I’s favourite hunting ground! Made up of several hills and wetlands it was ideal for wild game, especially impala. The Baganda were to add ‘akasozi ka’ mpala’... thus creating the name Kampala, which is now known worldwide. Later missionaries, led by Sir Fredrick Lugard, built a Fort at Old Kampala. Over the years new structures have been added to make Kampala a city of five boroughs overseeing local planning of Kampala Central, Kawempe Division, Nakawa Division, Makindye Division and
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