Uganda has come a long way from Polaroid slides and Kodak prints to having cameras with high-quality video capability as standard ware in mobile phones. Drone photography is yet another dynamic leap forward offering photographers new angles to their trade, especially for tourism use. But is Uganda’s regulatory framework around the use of drones hindering its potential? A remotely piloted aircraft system, or “drone” as it is commonly referred to, can be simply described as a piece of technology flying unmanned. The control is usually by the pilot on the ground while the drone enjoys the skies. Drones have found…
DRONES FOR TOURISM: Is Uganda unnecessarily overregulating drones?

Drone photography of Murchison Falls, on the Mighty River Nile. The writer, Phillip Karugaba argues that over-regulation of drones in Uganda could hinder national interest in promoting the country's natural beauty and by extension its tourism economy



