Nairobi to Entebbe Airport which is the airport for Kampala, Embraer 190 small aircraft and a 35 min flight. No boarding bridge here, walk down the stairs and then walk to the terminal. There have been a number of films made about the Israeli raid on Entebbe airport to rescue hostages in 1976.
Kampala – Capital of Uganda with an estimated population of 4 to 7 million people hahaha estimates vary and it is growing. It is part of the Buganda Kingdom which has a King and it’s own Parliament that is separate from but comes under the Uganda Parliament. The King is only King of Buganda not the whole of Uganda. It is packed with people and Boda Boda’s (motorcycle taxis). I was given the same warnings as Nairobi but people also said it’s not as bad as Nairobi, you still don’t see anyone using their phone in public. They have Uber, a little more expensive than Nairobi but still the most convenient way to get around. I did not try the Boda’s, still getting used to the idea hahaha.
Idi Amin ruled as President from 1971 to 1979 a brutal despot who killed upto half a million of his people. The victims were members of other ethnic groups, religious leaders, journalists, artists, senior bureaucrats, judges, lawyers, intellectuals, foreign nationals and anyone he felt like killing.
The Uganda Museum, interesting and in need of some TLC.
Jinja on the banks of Lake Victoria is the source of the Nile River. I hired a car and driver and it took 2.5 hours to drive the 80 km, cost UGX 300,000 or US$80.
Buganda Palace which also has Idi Amin’s torture chambers on the grounds, the Royal Mile a very nice walk and at the other end the Parliament of Buganda. The Royal Mile is lined with sculptures of animals which are the totems of the various tribes of the Buganda Kingdom. From there I walked to the Gadaffi mosque, being Friday it was packed and I could not go inside.
Independence Monument and the Uganda Parliament.
Between 1885 and 1887 Mwanga II, the Kabaka (King) of Buganda ordered many Christians to be burnt at the Stake. A church has been built on the site in Namugongo. Once again I hired a car and driver for the trip there and back on a Sunday cost UGX 100,000 or US$26.
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