In a strategic move aimed to contribute towards job creation, Buganda Kingdom Minister has bought Jimmy Sekasi Catering Institute headquartered in Kabalagala.
Started in 1989 by lateJimmy Hannington Sekasi, who was murdered by the LRA rebels with nine of his students on a study tour to Murchison Falls in Northern Uganda in March 2001, Jimmy Sekasi Business Institute (JSBI) has been instrumental in training hospitality workers in the country.
This institute is now a private limited liability company run by Gombe Education Service (GES) and owned by Owekitibwa Kyewalabye Male David.
The institute recently represented Uganda in a world food competition in Kolkata, India at Guru Nanak Institute of Hotel Management (GNIHM) from 12th March 2024 to 15th March 2024 and emerged winners.
Tourist Arrivals in Uganda increased to 815 Thousand in 2022 from 513 Thousand in 2021. Tourist Arrivals in Uganda averaged 712.90 Thousand from 1990 until 2022, reaching an all time high of 1800.00 Thousand in 2018 and a record low of 69.00 Thousand in 1990. source: Uganda Bureau of Statistics.
Number of inbound international visitors to the U.S. 2011-2022. The number of inbound international visitors to the United States more than doubled from 2021 to 2022. In 2022, there were 50.87 million international visitors to the U.S., up from the previous year’s total of 22.28 million.
