- Uganda’s high end tourist destinations of Kabale and Kisoro are poised to gain from $71.5 million loan from The African Development Fund of AFDB (African development Bank) for upgrading of roads.
- The African Development Fund (ADF) approved loan is expected to improve road transport in the area as well as boost livelihoods, school attendance and rural connectivity.
Uganda’s high end tourist destinations of Kabale and Kisoro are poised to gain from $71.5 million loan from The African Development Fund of AFDB (African development Bank) for upgrading of roads. The African Development Fund (ADF) approved loan is expected to improve road transport in the area as well as boost livelihoods, school attendance and rural connectivity, the Fund said in a statement.
The loan will fund the upgrading of roads to ease movement and connectivity to the popular tourist destinations Lake Bunyonyi and Mgahinga National Park. Lake Bunyonyi is the second deepest lake in Africa and also well known for its luxury island holiday resorts, and Mgahinga Park is famed for mountain gorillas and golden monkeys.
The Fund explains that the project to upgrade and pave 34km of the Kabale-Lake Bunyonyi-Kabeho circuit and the Kisoro-Mgahinga Park Gates road, will also include construction of two roadside markets, farm produce holding facilities and four ferry landing sites on Lake Bunyonyi. The project is expected to boost market development, business opportunities and scale up food productivity, enhancing income levels in South-western Uganda, according to Amadou Oumarou, Bank Director of Infrastructure and Urban Development.
The twin approach of blending investment in road renewal with investment in farming and other infrastructure – ADF claims will lead to better market access for farm produce, boost productivity in a rural part of the country, and strengthen social welfare. Additional benefits include higher tourism earnings, better farm gate prices for commodities, increased school enrolment, and stronger hospital attendance in the project area.
