The Authority has however issued strict guidelines including hefty fines to motorists. It has also reserved the Kichnumbabanyobo gate for tourists visiting the National Park.
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Travelers
to the West Nile and Northern Uganda will be exempted from entry fees to the Murchison
Falls National Park while Karuma Bridge remains closed for repairs.
Uganda Wildlife
Authority on Thursday issued a statement saying there will be no fees for vehicles
transiting through Tangi-Bugungu gates via Bulisa Town Council for a period of
three months up to December 31, 2024.
The
Authority has however reserved the Kichnumbabanyobo gate for tourists visiting
the National Park. It says whoever uses the Kichumbanyobo gate will have to pay
the fees.
Motorists
are also advised to use the Masindi Port ferry and other ferries through
Luwero-Nakasonga and Rwekunye.
It
says operating hours will be between 7:00 AM and 7:00 PM. The statement says transit
visitors will only be allowed in the park no later than 6:00 pm to enable them
to exit by 7:00 pm.
Drivers
are advised to keep a speed limit of 40 km per hour. Any speed above that attracts
a fine of one hundred thousand shillings. While accidental animal kill attracts
a fine of five hundred dollars. Littering any form of rubbish in the park attracts
a one hundred thousand shilling penalty per incident while hooting in the park
attracts the same amount of money.
The
Works and Transport Minister General, Katumba Wamala early this week said aid there will be no
traffic of any kind allowed over Karuma bridge as construction embarked on a three-month
repair exercise.
Traffic
through Karuma was diverted to Gulu/West Nile using the
Luweero—Kafu—Masindi—Paraa (Murchison Falls National Park) to connect to
Pakwach or Gulu via Olwiyo and vice versa.
Motorists
heading to Lira were advised to use the Rwenkunye—Apac route via Masindi Port
Ferry, while those travelling to Lira can also use Iganga—Nakalama
—Tirinyi—Pallisa—Kumi—Soroti—Lira road.
However, some
motorists have been calling on the government to lift the transit fees to allow
them to travel through the newly constructed road from Masindi to Packwach. Each car was required to pay twenty thousand shillings to transit through the park.
