Ethiopian renaissance dam cyclist arrives in Kampala - By Titus Kakembo

                

Belay Takele Achenef arrives in Kampala                   

     Travelling light with rack sack and dry ration expects to market the region as a tour destination and advertise the Grand renaissance Dam that is under construction.

“I have discovered a similarity between Uganda and Ethiopia,” said Achenefe during a press conference at the Ethiopian Airlines headquarters. “Both governments are fighting poverty. And the dam will generate electricity with a capacity to serve other countries in the region.”

Belay Takale Ashenef (left) received by the Ethiopia airlines area manager, Abebe Angessa.

      Like Uganda, Ethiopia is endowed with a variety of natural resources waiting to be exploited to benefit the citizens. “Both states have registered tremendous growth in the recent past,” stressed Achnefe. Achnefe met some Ethiopians living and working in Uganda and dined at Fasika, an Ethiopian Cuisine restaurant in Kabalagala acity suburb. A father of eight children with a wife wil bike for sixth month.

   Ethiopian Airlines area manager, Abebe Angessa, said it is time for Africans to join Europeans in touring Africa. He emphasized that the leadership and vision of the Ethiopian people is driven by Ethiopian Government’s commitment to its people.

Belay Takele Achenef (left) shakes hands with New Vision’s Linus Wamanya as Ethiopian Airlines area manager looks on.

    An Ethiopian motorcyclist, Belay Tekele Achenefe, arrived in Kampala on his way to Sudan, Egypt, Djbouti and Rwanda on a budget of $2000.

                                                                                            Source :-  newvision.co.ug