Uganda, April 30 -- In the past half-a-decade, talk about sports tourism has lingered in corridors of many offices belonging to the government, its agencies and the private sector.

Sports minister Hon. Peter Ogwang early this week stood out with a bold statement that the government was taking a front seat in promoting tourism through sport.

Ogwang announced that the government was set to launch the Kampala City Marathon, an initiative by the Government to boost tourism and investment in Uganda.

"The Kampala City Marathon is a ten - year project to brand Kampala City and Uganda as a preferred tourist destination. It is one of the strategies to generate revenue for the country," he told a gathering at Uganda Media Centre.

The government...