As fighting malaria has intensified, new methods are
being developed day by day. Now fighting
malaria has gone to a different level by introducing GMO mosquitoes.Generated modified mosquitoes will be wiping out Anopheles
mosquitoes which transmit malaria, but due to my background as an African
happen to be a Canadian, educated enough to give opinion to the audience,
I suffered from malaria during childhood
which transformed me to become a malaria activities in the adult life and campaigning for eradication
of malaria, that is why came up with the innovation of Roperfree mosquito
repellent as that was not enough and we staged a campaign to fight malaria on the ground in form of sensitization in collaboration with other organizations with same interest.
To cut the story when I was watching Dr.Mumbi show over
the weekend and came to know that in some parts of West Africa (Bukina Faso), have released GMO mosquitoes to fight malaria,
I was not impressed for the reasons that malaria has been declining in most of
the African countries due to the methods they are using now such as; offering free
mosquito nets, sensitizing campaigns like;Roperfree has been doing in collaboration with fight malaria
in Uganda and if above solutions are left to keep on lighting the
candle, malaria will be history, malaria cannot go at once but it is a gradual process.
Fighting malaria is a global concern and it
should be taken in consideration with
using natural ways of fighting malaria than the conventional ways such as; the introducing the generating
modified mosquitoes ( GMO Mosquitoes) to
fight malaria as many are worried what could cause the side effects in the future therefore,we are pleadingto the powerful organizations in fighting malaria to hear our
voices however little they might seem to be because we represent the masses on the
ground and consultation should be sought
in regards to fighting for mutual benefit.
As the blog is based in the good cause of the
humanity and fighting malaria it should be fought in a
way which could not destroy the environment or cause negative impact years ahead, implementation of GMO mosquitoes should have been taken cautiously after exhausting other forms of fighting malaria. Such as; encouraging to use mosquito repellents for example; Roperfree mosquito Repellents or other methods which are environmentally friendly.
Fighting malaria is not an easy tasks because it
involves all stakeholders, countries, organizations and the end users, what do the
people feel comfortable to work with in order to fight malaria therefore,
good collaborations, sharing information and customers’ need should all be addressed for better results if we want our campaign to end malaria become a
reality.
Malaria is number one killer disease & Roperfree Brand Products has some excellent solutions such as; Roperfree mosquito repellents with essential oils for
protection against mosquito bites and Roperfree Aromatherapy for relieving
joint, muscle & body pains plus healing skin diseases and disorders while
used as sun protector and skin
enhancement/nourishment :
Roperfree Brand Products can be purchase on major
e-commerce platforms such as; Amazon, eBay and Jumia or via from the following
outlets in and around Kampala:
Mega Super Market old taxi park & Garden city
branch
Friecca Pharmacy- Wandegeya,
Jumbo Arcade shop 7 C in Kikubo
People’s Plaza shop L4171 opposite Arua Park
Asian African commodities- Italian Supermarket
Muyenga – Kabalagala
JohnRich Supermarket- Kabalagala
Buffalo Healthcare Pharmacy- Kabalagala
Home queen grocery store: Kabalagala
Light Shoppers Supermarket – Kajjansi
Majex Pharmacy – Kajjansi
Roper-fashions- Kampala Plaza on Kampala Road
West-Link Pharmacies at Quality Village Mall; Lubowa
& Kitende
Kasumba Square- Busega, Kampala
Roperfree is fighting for a malaria-free
world and we have no political affiliation but stands for the health of the
people around the world.
Avoid getting Malaria while visiting Kampala plus other parts of Uganda. Kampala is a beautiful city by nature, built on as many as more fifteen hills whereas before it was only seven filled with scenic wonders, good climate,wonderful people and enriched culture which is diversified but will all these in many parts of the city mosquitoes are rampart during evening and night which carry malaria.
Here are some practical tips in order to prevent being bitten by mosquitoes and in turn preventing the chance of coming down with malaria. Often it takes up to two weeks to get malaria after being bitten by and it is the best to avoid getting Malaria while visiting Uganda, Kampala city because prevention is better than cure!
take Anti Malaria Tablets: That is simply a must for visitors to Kampala. Prior travelling it is recommended to see your family doctor or a travel clinic in order to receive your prophylactic malaria medicine regiment. Malarone is the best because of its efficacy though quite expensive. Mefloquine or Lariam may also be prescribed but not recommended since many people have side effects such as violent nightmares and the best alternative is doxycycline which is inexpensive but negative side of doxycycline is that it makes some people sensitive to the sun to burn easily, however using a hat, long-sleeved shirts and using sunscreen could help to alleviate the problem.
Use a good Mosquito Repellent: It is recommended to buy a mosquito repellent called roperfree mosquito repellent pure essential oil which is normally 100 ml bottle, DEET free made with herbal oils, they do not have side effects and can be used for many other uses such as skin care and skin diseases plus for massaging joint pains while you are enjoying your holidays in Kampala.
Use a mosquito net: Most hotels and vacation rental accommodations provide you with a mosquito nets,for us at jkm vacation rental accommodation, mosquito nets and roperfree mosquito repellent pure essential oils are provided at no cost to our guests.
Therefore, there is no need to bring one on the other hand, it is advisable to get a spray doom which could be used to spray your room but most of the hotels and vacation rental accommodations provide this service for free to make their guests stay in comfort.
Wear long – Trousers and long sleeved shirts after dark: Mosquitoes are most active in the evening and at night and use your Roperfree mosquito repellent by applying on exposed skin and reapply at about 4 hours intervals plus keep to wearing neutral colors because dark colors attract mosquitoes.
Avoid high sugar intake: Leave those candy bars at home, mosquitoes prefer people with a higher sugar intake and are more apt to bite you. Mosquitoes pick up your odor and will prefer you if you have taken in a lot of sugar and or yeast coming from sweet rolls.
Turn Unnecessary lights off: Lights attract mosquitoes and it is recommended to turn off the ones that you do not need. Light also attract other insects, so it is best for your comfort to turn off lights if you see them attracting insects.
Avoid Using Perfumes: perfumes, colognes, after Shave products and even deodorants attract mosquitoes and literally draw them to you. It is best to avoid using them during evenings and nights.
Insect Spray: Make sure that your room was sprayed before using it with insecticide such as; doom, in most hotels and vacation rental accommodations will advise you accordingly.
In Uganda malaria kills 100,000 people every year, 8333 in a month, 277 in a day, 12 in one hour, 6 in every 30 minutes,3 in every 15 minutes and1 every 5 minutes.
Avoid getting Malaria while visiting Kampala and take few precautions as mentioned above to enjoy your safari in Kampala City the Pearl of Africa
The interlocking soil/cement stabilized blocks, Go green by saving our environment and reducing green house gases which are healthy hazard, causing global warming and using the new innovated blocks is the answer. They are stronger than traditional burned bricks. The blocks use dry stacked mechanism to interlock thus using no mortar at all while making huge savings on cement, sand, water, time and labor up to 50% on your building cost.
The blocks are almost double in size than our traditional burned bricks so they cover large areas and their uniformity and regular shape gives them competitive advantage by using less coat of plastering in your interior walls. The exterior walls can be vanished and you are done! by making huge savings in painting and decorating the walls.
With less than 20 million, you can have your dream home. Many of us dream of owning a decent home. Yet many of us continue to wonder how we can pull off that ‘miracle’. How is it possible with ever increasing costs of land and construction materials to build a house of your dreams when you have limited income? Well, the good news is yes you can own that home and more so at a cheaper cost. With less than 20 million shillings you can own a two bed room house with modest interior furnishing thanks to JKM Interlocking bricks manufacturer.
According to JKM Interlocking bricks manufacturer, it’s possible to have a two bed room (3-4 meters master bedroom and 3-3 m) house with living room (3-4m), toilet and shower (1.5-2m) and kitchen (2-3m) at just 18 million shillings in less than three weeks. Such a house costs the owner half the amount he/she would have spent using ordinary technology of bricks, cement and sand. How can that be possible, is the question we put to the hitherto.
By using the ordinary technology of bricks, sand and cement is not only environmentally destructive but also very expensive and wasteful. Our tested and proven technology of making blocks using cement and soil extracted from the site of construction is both time and resource friendly.
While in ordinary construction the site is cleared and the excavated soil ferried away, in this appropriate technology driven system, the very soil extracted to erect building foundation is a vital raw material for making the blocks used in actual construction. The blocks are commonly known as Interlocking Stabilized Soil Blocks. The main features of difference between them and ordinary bricks is that blocks are bigger and interlock-fit into each other well- during construction thus enabling less usage of cement at the same time rendering laying them an easy task.
Because the blocks are identical and interlock well, there is no need for re-modification to fit. This enables the builder to do his work quickly at the same time saving resources because there is nothing removed from the blocks.
construction using blocks also make both internal and external walls of the structure straight and uniform allowing the builder to economize cement by using same level of thickness while plastering the walls.
Drinking and dancing is as much a part of Kampala culture as religion. Beer is available all day every day, and you are almost never out of sight of somewhere to get alcohol. All the local beers are great Nile Special, Pil, Bell Beer, Club Beer, Tusker Beer, watch out for ESB, “Extra Strong Brew” which will floor you, and for the committed drinker there is Uganda Waragi, a local gin distilled from bananas.It is the best gin in East Africa and has a good aroma.
Ugandan music is mixture of happy-pop and happy-reggae and is so relentlessly happy. Music in pubs and clubs is generally a mix of Ugandan and R&B, and dancing is mandatory. Among the most popular singers are: Jose chameleon, Bobi wine, Regga dee, Bebe cool, Julinna Kanyomozi, Iryn Namuburu, Angela Kalule and among the gospel singers are: Fiona Wamala cousin of mine and one of the very first gospel singers in Kampala following her father's footstep Elly Wamala who was one the greatest music icon Uganda has ever experienced grooming other most popular legend such as Philly Lutaaya musicians. Fiona has been in the music industry for long though now she is based in UK London, Wilson Bugembe and Judith Babirye inspiration singers who are adored by many gospel listeners.
Drinking establishments fall into three categories: Pubs proper (including the places where most of the Europeans and Americans usually hang out); African/Asian-style clubby-pubs, hybrids with dance floors and pool tables; and clubs proper, which are like European nightclubs but with Ugandans being in the majority, they are great!!
Pubs Bubbles O’Leary’s: Located on Acacia Avenue is a authentic-feeling Irish pub. This bar is a must. It seems to have become the new 'Just Kicking', with large gatherings; especially at the weekend. They do a good range of pub food, music and an even better mix of people.No matter what you do in Kampala, Bubbles is the place to go! from cold beers, a friendly chat or a game of rugby on the box! you cannot beat this place! DJs every weekend with a 5,000/- cover charge. Great place!!
KasumbaSquare: Located on Northern Bypass and Busega Round about. The place has many pubs and clubbing over the weekend. It is a place when you want to have a good atmosphere while chilling out. It is more family oriented drinking place and get together joints.
Fatboyz: Located in Kisementi is slightly less muzungu-orientated and has great live music and comfy chairs, although it can get short on space. It’s a really nice place just to hang out before or after eating out.
Kyoto Restaurant: It on Shomoni Road just up from the golf course is the place to go on Friday night and they have good Music. Staff are very welcoming. It is usually one of the places guaranteed to be part of a Kampala pub crawl. kyoto like Bubbles has a cover charge on the weekends.
Mateo’s Located on Kampala Road is a cocktail bar, rather expensive but the cocktails are good. Some nights it teems with people getting ready to go to Rouge (see below). There are loads of tables outside, good for chilling out. A good place for pre-club drinks.
Wagadugu:Opposite the pubs and restaurants in Kisementi is a refreshing change from those places; here you hardly see a white face. Beer is also much cheaper and there is a balcony where you can sit and look over Kisementi.
Sabrina’s Pub: Located on Bombo Road, and is a very large pub with a huge stage that has live music several nights a week. There are two bars, serving cheap beer and food, and one pool table. The music tends to be a bit intrusive, given that there is no real dance floor.Sabrina Pub is one of the first pubs located in city center to built on high standards. And the pub is compared to those you find in big cities like Toronto, London or New-York.
Garden City Shopping Centre: Has several great places to have a drink and eat pub food: it’s high up, meaning it is airy and cool, good when the day has been hot. They show football on several televisions. There is a beautiful view of the city below. Good atmosphere and classic.
City Bar: Boasts one of Uganda’s snooker tables which is immaculately maintained (unlike the thousands of decrepit pool tables in Uganda), so if you’re into snooker give this a look. It’s expensive, though, at 5.000/= ($2) an hour. Apart from that, the pub is nice to sit in, resembling a larger pub in central London. Is definitely a place fr all the sharks out there.
Clubby pubs:
Kabalagala/Kansanga: Kabalagala is teeming with little bars and pubs in addition to these ones, so don’t feel confined! They’re all good places to go and have a drink and a boogie all night long.
Al’s bar: Found in Kansanga is legendary. Open 24/7 for drinking, dancing and all manner of debauchery, this is where those Kampala revelers who survive until the small hours generally end up. It generally doesn’t kick off until at least 2am, though, so plan to get there at the end of the night. Loads of hookers of all types. It is also swarming with ‘women of the night’ (hookers, more or less) who are there to find muzungus, and they can be very forward in their approach..
Capital Pub: Located in Kabalagala and is a giant pub/club with several bars, 8 pool tables, a huge vaulted ceiling and nooks and crannies everywhere. On certain nights, notably Mondays, it heaves with people, including its fair share of prostitutes, some of whom are a sight classier and more difficult to spot than in Al’s Bar. In my mates’ words, though, “it rocks!” and is almost a guaranteed good night out. As with Al’s bar, it doesn’t get going until late, so leave it until about 1am before getting there.
Half London Pub: Located in Kansanga the name half London originated back in 1980s when it was the only decent place to be and people nicknamed it that name it is more sedate than the last two, with a bar, some pool tables and a small dance floor. The music pumps out loud, but somehow it never gets going as much as Capital or Al’s bar.
Hunters Pub: Found in Kansanga, Sunday is a must-see for anyone who likes Reggae but be careful as it is a bit dodgy. The entire Rasta crowd of Kampala congregates in a happy drunk delirium and dances all night to pumping Reggae. If this is your cup of tea, go see it and enjoy.
Central city Area the middle of Kampala is full of places—here are just the few that we found.
Jokers On Buganda Road is a large house containing several bars, many eating/drinking areas and a stage. It hosted a big Reggae party for Bob Marley’s birthday recently which was so good that I went several times afterwards, but it never got quite as kicking again. If there’s another concert there, though, definitely give it a look.
TLC: Located on George Street near the Central Police Station is a large place with several dance floors and chill-out areas, expensive pool tables, good food and drinks. It even has a swimming pool, although no-one seems to know how you get to swim in it. It gets very popular indeed. The crowd is a mix of European and African, as is the music.
Steak Out: It is on Buganda Road is a genius. It’s a club/pub with a steakhouse attached, so you can eat bits of dead cow while drinking your favorite beer. There is no dance floor but past about 12 mid night the place start to rock.
Club Obbligato: Located on the Port Bell Road near the big clubs charges for entry most nights, bizarrely, which is probably why it’s usually dead, although this ensures there are no prostitutes. But it has live music of often very good quality, and you can catch big-name artists there, especially Afrigo band, Uganda’s best African band, on Friday and Saturday nights.
Rock Garden: Part of the Speke Hotel, has a well-deserved reputation for seediness, even though it is fairly up-market and expensive. It has a dance floor and a circular bar with a large eating area outside, pool tables, and lots of televisions showing sport. A muzungu (white) male visitor will find himself draped with women in under 5 minutes.While some may like this it can get to be too much for some it may be hilariously funny, depending on how you handle it! Serves food until late in the night.
Clubs proper: On most nights there is a cover charge at these places, although the less popular nights are sometimes free. Cover charge is usually between 3,000/= and 7,000/= ($2-5), with the upstairs sections a little more expensive at 10,000/= to 15,000/= ($5-8).
Club Silk: Is a medium-sized club with two floors and several bars. You pay extra to get upstairs (“Silk Royale”) which seems to be a matter of status (or the extra choice) rather than of quality, since everyone I’ve met prefers the music downstairs and the drinks are the same. Perhaps you pay to get away from the lurid, psychedelic artwork on the walls downstairs. Campus night on Tuesday is great; the DJs downstairs are awesome, drinks are cheap and the crowd is young students. The first Friday of every month, which is a trance and techno night playing old European stuff, enormously popular and the place is packed to the gunwales.
Club Ange Noir: This is one of the best clubs in Kampala as ever know and it has been going strong since mid 1980s the proprietor happens to be a friend of mine and dedicated business man who has put Kampala as one of the greatest night spot cities in Africa. The club is bigger, attracts more muzungus, and is where all the big names that come to Kampala go out (like Shaggy). I prefer the music and DJs at Silk, but with Ange Noir it’s the whole experience that counts. The big nights are Wednesday (Ladies go free downstairs and half price upstairs), Thursday (Campus night), and Saturday when the big names in east Africa perform, and on these nights you can hardly move for people. Like Silk you pay extra to go upstairs (“Ange Mystique”) but this time it’s really worth it, because Ange Mystique is an absolute warren of different rooms, bars and dance floors, each playing something different.
Kyondo Club: This is quite a new pub on Ettebbe road it has been running almost three years now, I was privileged to be one of the first customers to visit the Club when it had just been opened. It is really a classic club, blue tinted glasses and plasma big screen in every corner it competes with Silk and Club Ange Noir and has high end customers of higher status like the two clubs mentioned
Volts Club: It is on Entebbe Road, good music and lighting and one of the best nightclubs in Kampala but unfortunately a bit out of the city centre. It is usually packed, has great theme nights and a lot of fun. Sway
Bar and Club: Is another new and hot club in Kampala. Fully Air conditioned, amazing sound, 2 fully stocked bars, foam machines, great DJs exclusive VIP area, 400 capacity, All night Kitchen, Comfortable seating, 6 plasma screens.This clubs opened around July 2008 and happened to be there on the first day when it started operating. It is very classic one.
Rouge: Located on Kampala Road is a new and fancy place, like a trendy London Bar, it attracts Kampala’s Yuppies. The interior and the atmosphere are very stylish (even the toilets are stylish, which is very rare in Kampala). There is a big chill-out area and a small dance floor. The music is good and is not too loud, so you can dance but still have a good chat. The drinks shelf is very well stocked wit a wide variety. It’s in the centre of the city, so it’s within a walk or a cheap taxi ride from almost anywhere including the restaurants.
Hotels with bars:
Sheraton Hotel slightly up the hill from the centre of town has its own “Rhino bar” which is great on Friday and Saturday nights, when it teems with people heading out later to Ange Noir and other places
Live music: You’d be raving mad to miss the National Theatre on a Monday night, which is a giant (and gaining every week in popularity) jam session in a courtyard outside where anyone with the courage can play music alongside Uganda’s top artists (and some brave but awful ones). The atmosphere has to be experienced to be believed, a tipsy malaise of happiness and appreciation of good music. On the last Monday of every month there is an even bigger festival with several thousand people, and you’re almost guaranteed to see some big Ugandan names there.
:The foreign exchange rate of today April 13, 2012 is 1$ = 2520 Ugx
Kampala city has been transformed since the current regime of President Yoweri Museveni. Kampala city is one of the the best cities in Africa to live in because of the stability and peace despite the opposition parties current demonstrations.
Kampala has grown from butcher chambers of Idd Amin and Milton Obote to a modern city and this was witnessed in the common wealth meeting of 2007 when the Queen Elizabeth opened the summit of common wealth countries. I was so happy to see my prime minister Stephen Happer in attendance and I am so proud of Canada the county which has kept and accepted me as a home. Toronto will always be my home and Kampala will always be remembered as my birth city.
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Kampala still has some more challenges such as the constant power outage despite this week's announcement about the increment in power supply from Bujagali dam. On the hand hand, Kampala has one of the most beautiful mosque on the continent of Africa built by the late President of Libya Gadaffi who is still admired in Kampala despite his recent political trouble causing his death.
Kampala has grown from seven hills to more than twenty hills. Kampala city use English as official and commercial language though advantage of knowing Luganda and Swahiri goes a long way.Most of the people you find in Kampala are polite, humble and well mannered though they are not time conscious neither bother to worry for tomorrow. The city dwellers live day to day without planning for tomorrow as they consider that tomorrow is always another day.
Kampala has an Iron lady called Jenifer Musisi who is so dedicated and hard working managing Director of Kampala, taking most of her decisions in the best interest of Kampala city dwellers, such as the recent move she did to avoid the transport strike by Utoda who where going to paralyze the city but prompt decision she took by allowing the easy bus company to operate to ease transport burden and fares. This move excited the city dwellers and travelers who now cherish her as God given angel to the city
Kampala city transformation is an on going basis, to attract tourist, business people and holiday makers.
Kampala city has fine restaurants and Kony is no longer nearby to cause a negative impact on tourism industry which is one of the source of revenue in Ugandan economy
