Minister of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities Ephraim Kamuntu revealed that cable cars would be a great solution to tackle some of the challenges tourists face.

The project is an investment opportunity and the government is seeking for investors to partner with.

Mr. Kamuntu says cable cars will reduce on the time spent hiking Mt. Rwenzori and will provide an alternative solution to the elderly and people with disabilities.

"Climbing to the peak of Mt. Rwenzori takes seven days, people don't have the time and also requires to be physically fit," he said.

Mt. Rwenzori lies in the Western part of Uganda bordering DRC and its highest peak, Magherita is the third highest in Africa.

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A feasibility study is already complete and this project is one of the priority they want to execute, according to the minister. He believes that cable cars will eventually generate a lot of money for the sector.

Tourism contributed up to US$1.35 billion into Uganda’s export basket in 2016. International visitor arrivals to Uganda increased from 1,302,802 in 2015 to 1,322,522 in 2016.

Meanwhile, Rwanda and Kenya have similar plans to tackle the same challenge.

The tiny East Africa country is planning to install a cable car system to facilitate hikes to Karisimbi Volcano, the highest mountain in the country and the fifth in Africa.

Kenya plans to install cable cars on Mt. Kenya to improve access and boost tourism. The country also plans to introduce cable cars in the port city of Mombasa this year.