East African Business Week

KAMPALA, UGANDA- Uganda will launch two more Gorilla groups for tracking according to the wildlife body, the Uganda Wildlife Authority.
The two groups are Oruzogo and Kahungye on the southern periphery of the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
Mr. Andrew Sseguya, the Uganda Wildlife Authority executive director said last week the two groups will go on track in November, and would help boost the number of available tracking permits as well as the tourism earnings.
The launch of the two new gorilla families will bring the number of habituated gorilla families in Uganda to eight.
"We expect to carry out a number of activities this year and next year. We shall have a new Batwa trail on the Rwenzori Mountains, counting of Gorillas in Bwindi and new tourism trails for the Murchison National Park," said Sseguya.
Sseguya was speaking during the second USAID Sustainable Tourism Media Awards that were held in Kampala as part of the celebrations to mark the World Tourism Day to be held in Gulu.
UWA contributed two gorilla tracking permits worth $1000 and free entry to any two of its national parks to journalists.
Sseguya said the authority observed increased support for conservation in many of the stories that were published however noting that some difficulties have been faced in Amuru district where there has been rampant encroachment on the East Madi Wildlife Reserve.
The Sustainable Tourism Media Awards saw East African Business Week's Paul Tentena  honored for the best tourism news article.