Road to Jinja

Start of the Nile

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November 23rd 2006
We have been quite busy since the last blog, catching up with family and making our way to Kampala, Uganda. We flew out on Tuesday from Arusha, over Mount Kiliminjaro (obscured by cloud, of course) and in to Nairobi, where we met up with James' mum. Yes, that's right. Janice, James and I hung out at the airport in Nairobi, catching up on gossip and news. Surreal? Yep. Janice flew out for S ... read more

Africa » Uganda » Eastern Region » Jinja

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Uganda achieved independence from the UK in 1962. The dictatorial regime of Idi AMIN (1971-79) was responsible for the deaths of some 300,000 opponents; guerrilla war and human rights abuses under Milton OBOTE (1980-85) claimed at least another 100,0... ... read more