Kadaga calls for stronger ties between Uganda and Morocco

The speaker of parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has urged government to increase its effort in promoting cultural tourism as a way of marketing Uganda to the diaspora.

Kadaga was speaking in Morocco where she is on the invitation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Morocco Habib El Maliki.

Kadaga toured the Mohammed V Mausoleum, a tomb where King Hassan II and his sons were buried.

“We have been taken to tour the Mausoleum of Mohammed V, where we found very many people who were also touring this place. Uganda, too, has various places rich in culture and history that government should explore,” she said.

Kadaga said that government should make it a national policy and enlist must see tourist attractions where all visitors on official visits must be taken as a way of selling Uganda as a tourist destination.

She also said that through parliamentary diplomacy the two countries can start working on improving bilateral relations which could enhance the development of both countries.

“This visit creates a memorandum of understanding between the parliament of Morocco and Uganda as a step towards improved relations between the two countries to work together,” she said.

Kadaga also said that the two countries should explore avenues through which investments and cooperation should be done.

She requested that there would be direct flights between Morocco and Uganda since the revival of the Uganda Airlines is on the way.

“The creation of direct a flight from the republic of Morocco to Uganda will increase tourism between the two countries since both countries have many cultural and historic tourist sites,” she said.

El Malki thanked the Uganda for playing a unifying factor in the East African Community.

He added that Uganda could also invest in agriculture in Morocco as a way of improving on the relationship between the two countries.