Tourism bosses, UPDF clash over ADF announcements
Key players in the tourism industry have expressed over the recent announcement by the military about the infiltration of ADF rebels into the country. The tourism officials say the communication by the army was bad for business as it kept foreign travellers away from the country. The Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) has thus requested for Shs5b to engage international media in order to counter the threat posed to Uganda's tourism sector, following the pronouncement by UPDF that the ADF rebels had infiltrated into Uganda, with an intention to carry out revenge attacks. UTB said that tourists have already started cancelling their bookings following these reports. Early this week, the army said a number of top ADF commanders had crossed into the country with intentions of attacking various places. Last year, ADF rebels killed two tourists and a driver in Queen […]
