The Contribution of Tororo Rock Towards Tourism Development in Tororo Municipality, Tororo District
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THE CONTRIBUTION OF TORORO ROCK TOWARDS TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN TORORO MUNICIPALITY, TORORO DISTRICT BY MUKADE BENA STUDENT NUMBER: 215006188 REGISTRATION NUMBER: 15/U/8088/PS SUPERVISOR PROFESSOR A .Y. BANANA RESEARCH DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY, BIODIVERSITY AND TOURISM, SCHOOL OF FORESTRY, ENVIRONMENTAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL SCIENCES IN PARTIAL FULFILEMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF BACHELORS OF TOURISM OF MAKERERE UNIVERSITY JUNE 2018 1 DECLARATION I, MUKADE BENA, hereby declare that the work in this report is original and has never been published or submitted to any Institution of learning for any academic award. - - nJ / •- I Signature Date !.0^«&1P..Q/.X Mukade Bena APPROVAL This is to acknowledge that MUKADE BENA conducted a study on the contribution of Tororo rock towards tourism development in Tororo Municipality, Tororo District under my supervision. The dissertation is ready for submission and examination, with my approval. PROFESSOR A .Y. BANANA DEDICATION This piece of work is dedicated to my mother Agnes Ekiring, relatives and friends for their support and effort towards my academic success. May the Almighty God reward each of them abundantly. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I wish to thank the Almighty God for the wisdom, knowledge, courage, and strength He gave me to enable me complete my case study report. I would like to express my gratitude and thanks to my supervisor Professor A .Y. Banana for the directions, guidance and frequent corrections of my work and without you, my research study would not have been accomplished. To the local government officials, tour guides, and hotel managers of Tororo, I convey lots of appreciation for giving me your valuable time to provide data and the high levels of cooperation that were exhibited while I was carrying out my case study. Special thanks go to Mr. Oloka the Senior Assistant Town Clerk of Tororo Municipality for permitting me to carry out my research about the rock. To Benard Kayemo, I am extremely grateful for the financial support you provided to me while I was at University; you have been my ladder to success and completion of my studies. I thank all my friends and colleagues at campus who have supported me in different ways to see that I succeed academically and in life. Thank you very much and God bless you all! iv TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION ............................................................................................................................. i APPROVAL ................................................................................................................................... ii DEDICATION ............................................................................................................................... iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ............................................................................................................. iv TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................................ v LIST OF TABLES ....................................................................................................................... viii LIST OF PHOTOS ......................................................................................................................... x ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ...................................................................................... xi ABSRACT .................................................................................................................................... xii CHAPTER ONE ........................................................................................................................... 1 INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Background of the study ........................................................................................................... 1 1.1.2 Description of the study area ................................................................................................. 2 1.2 Statement of the problem .......................................................................................................... 2 1.3 Objectives of the study.............................................................................................................. 3 1.3.1 Overall objective .................................................................................................................... 3 1.3.2 Specific objectives ................................................................................................................. 3 1.4 Research questions .................................................................................................................... 3 1.5 SCOPE OF THE STUDY ......................................................................................................... 3 1.6 JUSTIFICATION OF THE STUDY ........................................................................................ 4 CHAPTER TWO .......................................................................................................................... 5 LITERATURE REVIEW ............................................................................................................ 5 2.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 5 2.1 Tourism development ............................................................................................................... 5 2.2 The contribution of tourism towards development ................................................................... 6 2.3 The tourism facilities and services .......................................................................................... 10 2.4 Challenges to development of Tourism .................................................................................. 12 CHAPTER THREE .................................................................................................................... 15 STUDY AREA AND METHODS.............................................................................................. 15 3.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 15 v 3.1 Research design ...................................................................................................................... 15 3.2 Area of study ........................................................................................................................... 15 3.3 Population of study and sample size ....................................................................................... 16 3.4.1 Sample size .......................................................................................................................... 17 3.4.2 Sampling strategy................................................................................................................. 17 3.5 Data collection methods and tools .......................................................................................... 17 3.5.1 Collection tools .................................................................................................................... 17 3.6 Data quality control................................................................................................................. 18 3.7 Data Analysis .......................................................................................................................... 18 3.8 Ethical consideration ............................................................................................................... 18 3.9 Limitations of the Study.......................................................................................................... 19 CHAPTER FOUR ....................................................................................................................... 20 RESULTS AND INTERPRETATION ..................................................................................... 20 4.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 20 4.2 Demographic characteristics of the respondents..................................................................... 20 4.2.1 Sex of the respondents ......................................................................................................... 20 4.2.2 Age structure of the respondents.......................................................................................... 21 4.2.3 Education levels of the respondents ..................................................................................... 22 4.2.4 Nationality of the respondent ............................................................................................... 22 4.3 Contribution of tourism towards development in Tororo District .......................................... 25 4.4 Tourism facilities and services around Tororo rock ............................................................... 32 4.5 Challenges to development of tourisms in Tororo District ..................................................... 36 CHAPTER FIVE ........................................................................................................................ 38 DISCUSSION OF RESULTS, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS .................