By BigEyeUg Team
Renowned singer, song-writer, producer and talent manager, Benon Mugumbya has been appointed a board member of the Buganda Tourism Board.
Benon Mugumbya
The good news was first shared by his company, Swangz Avenue where he works as a co-founder/director as it honored him with due congratulatory words upon his milestone.
“Join us Congratulate Partying face our very own Benon Mugumbya upon being appointed Board Member of the Buganda Tourism Board. Congratulations. Ssabasajja Kabaka awangaale,” tweeted Swangz Avenue.
Benon’s new role will see him structuring and conducting operational market research for the promotion of Buganda’s tourism worldwide.
He was officially unveiled for his new office by Buganda Kingdom Prime Minister, Charles Peter Mayiga at a glamorous ceremony held earlier this week.
The Heritage and Tourism Board is responsible for protecting, preserving, and promoting the heritage of Buganda’s culture. Buganda in Kampala has been referred to as the home of one of the world’s richest cultural sites.
The trail covers a radius of about 25 Kilometers. These include heritage sites, eco-tourism, Galleries, craft shops, bookshops, entertainment points, and lifestyle among the Baganda people too interesting.
The government of Buganda has been given three roles towards this heritage system.
These include; putting a policy on the management of all tombs within the Buganda region. This will involve confirming people who take care of these tombs.
The board has to administer and promote tourism in Buganda whereby they have to find all the historical places of Buganda protect and preserve them for the future and get them included in circuit trails enjoyed by tourists taking safaris Uganda different regions.
The necessity to establish and implement policies of staffing and transform the Buganda museum and other cultural sites apart from the royal palaces has been seen in this Buganda heritage.
Congratulations Benon Mugumbya!