9. Why preserve historical buildings and sites?
• A source of identity, history, continuity
• Community preservation of local traditions and culture, pride, image and
growth.
• Environmentally sound
• Economic value – Injects new money into the economy, diversifies it, boosts
jobs and tax revenues, especially because of high-spending visitors
• Tourism is the country’s main foreign exchange earner, although heritage
tourism is very limited, yet the world over, it is becoming increasingly valued,
attracts high spending visitors.
27. A. What can we do? Documentation and publicity
➢ 25 buildings and sites
28. B. What can we do? City planning and the law
➢ The 1995 Constitution: “The State and citizens shall
endeavour to preserve and protect and generally promote
the culture of preservation of public property and Uganda’s
heritage.”
➢ The Historical Monuments Act, 1967 (under review)
➢ The National Culture Policy 2006; the Tourism Policy 2003
➢ Museums and Monuments Policy, 2015
➢ KCCA Ordinance
29. C. What can we do? Invest in cultural tourism
➢Professionalise services at cultural centres and sites
➢Support a conservation and promotion plan for historical buildings
➢Home-stays linked to traditional pottery, drum making, bark-cloth making,
food processing such as ghee making communities
➢Heritage trails in the city to capitalize on historical buildings, histories and
indigenous knowledge
