In an unprecedented manner, the leadership at KCCA has requested shs600 million from parliament to be spent on several tourism activities, among which include, holding a COVID-19 remembrance parade.
KCCA says the idea of the parade was borrowed from Canada.
KCCA deputy Executive Director, Eng. David Luyimbaazi told Parliament’s Presidential Affairs Committee that the COVID-19 parade is intended to not just remember the lives lost to the deadly pandemic, but also extend appreciation to the medical workers that worked tirelessly to treat and save lives of the people in Uganda.
“This is more of a remembrance campaign, many people died, many businesses closed we can’t wish them away. Many countries are remembering this Covid-19 event as part of appreciating the sacrifices people made, the doctors, so this is partly tourism, partly remembrance. So this was an idea that was borrowed from Canada, where they are embracing it, so we thought Kampala would borrow it also anchor itself among other cities,”Luyimbaazi said.
Part of the shs600 million will also go towards other tourism development activities like holding a tourism expo in Kampala, development of the Kampala tourism brand and identity, digitizing Kampala tourism information centre , development and maintenance of 10 tourism sites around the city.
