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The Great Holiday

Sepo Konayuma                                                                         Victoria Falls, Livingstone On the first day we (me, my mother, my dad, my big sister and my little sister) went to living stone. It was a thrilling adventure I’ll never forget. First when we arrived, we went to a Kays Guest house because it was where we were going to stay.  we left our baggage there and we went into town. Kays Guest House, Livingstone We went to a restaurant where I chose chicken and chips with salads but I failed to finish the food so, my big sister got it and ate it and finished it. Then we went into a big shop and we went into a shop that sold bibles and lolly pops and I bought two of them and I gave one to my small sister. We also went into a shop that sold shoes. I found really awesome shoes but my dad didn't buy them for me. Then, we saw many shops as we went on. We went to  Shoprite and I bought a transforming car. My big sister wanted a doll and a ho

Impressions of my first visit to Uganda

In December 2012, I travelled to Kampala, Uganda to attend the 8th Annual Entrepreneurship Conference hosted by Makerere Business School. The following were my impressions. 1). Makarare Business School (MUBS) is doing very well in terms of Entrepreneurship Education. This is through actual teaching from certificate to doctorate levels. In addition, they have been hosting the Entrepreneurship Conference for the past 9 years. This conference draws participants from Eastern, Western and Southern Africa. MUBS has a centre for Entrepreneurship and Centre for Leadership Studies.  2). MUBS is one of the leading business schools in Africa in terms of Business and Entrepreneurship research. This is a necessity for any business school in order for it to be relevant to society!  3).  Uganda has for some time been known as a national with high Entrepreneurial activity. I find it hard to dispute this fact from what my eyes saw last year and this year!  4). Kampala is v

Visit to Uganda The Pearl of Africa

In 2011 and 2012 I travelled to Kampala in Uganda to attend the Annual Entrepreneurship Conference hosted by Makarere Business School one of Africa’s leading Business Schools. This brief article sums up what I saw and learnt from this great East African nation.  To some Uganda is known as the land where Idi Amin reigned terror when he ruled the nation with an iron fist in the 1970s till he was toppled by Tanzanian soldiers under the late Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere. Others know Uganda as the land of Lake Victoria and River Nile (known from biblical times). To others it is known for the famous Makerere University ( www.mak.ac.ug ) which at one time was one of Africa's leading universities, a position it is steadily reclaiming. Uganda is also known by some as a land of exciting tourism with its gorillas in the thick forests. Yet to others Uganda is known as a land of high entrepreneurial activity. It is related to this aspect that I trave