Uganda, April 16 -- West Nile's tourism potential remains untapped over the years, with government and local leaders doing little to improve the sector, Daily Monitor has established.

The available sites are in a dilapidated state with poor road connections and no signposts to direct tourists.

Some of the potential sites include rivers Enyau, Ala, Ora, and Kochi, which drain into River Nile in the east. Numerous streams, mountains, waterfalls and heritage sites such as Salia Musala, the tripartite point where one gets to be in three countries at the same time.

Others are historical sites such as Wang Lei on River Nile, where Gipir and Labongo, the Luo ancestors separated, and Puvungu, the arrival place for the two brothers.

Other sites ...