Masindi
Hotel was built in 1923 by The East Africa Railways and Harbours
Company. Masindi was the gateway to the 'hinterland of Africa', where
goods and produce from the Northern Congo and Southern Sudan found
their way to European markets. Cargo was shipped across Lake Albert,
trucked from Butiaba up to Masindi Customs Sheds. From Masindi, goods
were trucked on to Masindi Port on Lake Kyoga where it was shipped down
to Soroti and then by railway to Mombassa.
Masindi
Hotel was bought by the Government after independence, and remained a
part of the Uganda Hotel chain for nearly 30 years. In the year 2000,
The Masindi Hotel was privatised, and has undergone major renovations
in the newer (1960's) sections, and restorations are now complete in
the original Colonial style part of the Hotel.
