(Stage 22)

From Juba in Sudan to Kampala in Uganda arriving on 1st May 2004

The rally left Juba and southern Sudan to cross the border with Uganda at Nimule. From there drivers followed the Swa river to Gulu, through Murchison Falls National Park to Masindi, Hoima and on to Kampala.

Rallye mail

Located on Lake Victoria, Kampala is the capital of Uganda. It is Uganda's largest city and its administrative, communications, economic, and transportation centre. Manufactures include processed foods, beverages, furniture, and machine parts. Agricultural exports include coffee, cotton, tea, and sugar. It is linked by railroad with Kasese, a mining center in south-west Uganda, and with Mombasa in Kenya on the Indian Ocean coast. Steamers on Lake Victoria link the city with ports in Kenya and Tanzania.

Kampala grew up around a fort constructed in 1890 by Captain Frederick Lugard for the British East Africa Company. In 1962, Kampala replaced Entebbe as the capital of Uganda. Despite its proximity to the equator, the city has a moderate climate, largely because of its altitude of over 1,220 metres. The city is built on and around six hills and has modern government and commercial quarters as well as wide avenues that fan out toward the surrounding suburbs.

Much of the city was destroyed after the 1979 overthrow of Idi Amin's dictatorship and subsequent civil war. With the coming of the Museveni regime in 1986, Kampala enjoyed relative stability, and foreign investment provided funding for the rehabilitation of the city's infrastructure and the restoration of services.

The rally stays at Kampala on the shore of Lake Victoria, where we spend two days before leaving on 4th May for Nairobi in Kenya.