By Johnson Kanyesige
Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda has launched a new coffee table book titled the “chronicles of Hoima and Masindi” with a call to stakeholders to preserve natural heritage resources to help trace the historical trajectory of Hoima and Masindi district.
The launch was held on Thursday at Bunyoro Kitara Diocese conventional Ground in Duhaga, Hoima West Division in Hoima City.
Barbra Babwetera, the Executive director CCFU, disclosed that Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom is one of the greatest Kingdoms in Africa with too many historical sites and monuments that need to be preserved. She added that culture contributes 4% to the national GDP through tourism, the reason she said there is a need to unveil them and preserve them.
Rev. Can. Francis Barongo, the Bunyoro Kitara Diocesan Secretary reiterated that Bunyoro especially Hoima and Masindi districts are facing unprecedented pressures such as rapid urbanization, infrastructural developments and industrial shifts which threaten the survival of the sacred cultural sites, buildings across cultural, governance, educational, faith-based, commercial and natural domains.
Kyamiza Musa Kabyanga, the Principal Assistant CAO Masindi, representing his boss, called upon residents to preserve natural heritages to enable the future generation to trace their History. He added that whatever is old is not substandard therefore asking the government to preserve the historical sites.
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Moses Atuha, the Minister of Tourism in Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom representing the Bunyoro Kitara Prime Minister Andrew Kirungi Byakutaaga, applauded Cross- Cultural Foundation of Uganda for launching the book unveiling Historical building sites and monuments saying this will continue to attract tourists if well preserved. He added that these sites help to remind and teach people history.
