I just heard that the white nile is going to be dammed this fall? Is this true and if so, will the rapids still be there? I heard a no on the rapids from the guy i heard this from. Im posting this to see if anyone can offer more info.

there's an article in kayak session about that. i dont think it was the white nile though. there was for sure something about a major big water river with a long crazy name i always forget how to spell/say starts something like fatelu...

Didn't find anything on that in KayakSession online...
There have been talks of damming the river for quite a few years. At some point they ran into corruption charges and the investors pulled out (I think...), though it is allways in the air. If it happend - deffinetely a bummer. The rapids will not be any close to the kayaking heaven they are today (if any at all)

[color=cyan:a8dee96f9b]Yes for ages already they've been talking about it.

www.irn.org/programs/bujagali/

and you can join the 'Save Bujagali' crusade too...

www.uganda.co.ug/bujagali/

Will still take a while though. Of that you can be certain. They're working on "Africa' time. The project has been on hold since 2002. [/color:a8dee96f9b]

Adrian, that much is true but construction is now set to begin at the end of the year.
It's so sad, all the major rapids will be drowned. It may take them a long time to complete (funds, environment, etc) though. I plan to still go up next year though.
Book your air tickets now.

Big air and good lines
Scotty r

[color=cyan:d867c5152f]Thats a real shame. I'm also planning to go up at some stage this year or the next. Just gotta get some time off work A playboaters mecca will be lost. I guess thats just the way it's going to be. [/color:d867c5152f]

hey guys
im just back from there and theres no sign of anything starting anytime soon(as in next couple of years)
they have the site sorted..below silverback if any of yee know it..seemenly alot of money has gone missing and as someone already said its on africa time so it will take a while..should be safe enough for another 3/4 years..even when they start building it will take a few years to get to a stage when the dam will take effect.
karl

I hope you're right

[quote:b0d447db40="kd"]hey guys
im just back from there and theres no sign of anything starting anytime soon(as in next couple of years)
they have the site sorted..below silverback if any of yee know it..seemenly alot of money has gone missing and as someone already said its on africa time so it will take a while..should be safe enough for another 3/4 years..even when they start building it will take a few years to get to a stage when the dam will take effect.
karl[/quote:b0d447db40]

Hey, Karl,
Hope U R right. Though your version sounds a lot like what I know from 5 years back - the money missing and stuff. So, either it happend AGAIN (hopefully) or U heard the old news and there is something new happening. Anyway...
How was your trip? What R the waterlevels like? I've been hearing aobut VERY low water, much lower the I've ever seen there...
PLS - some info, which spots R working well? Give me names - I should know most of them (exept the new ones that formed).
Cheers, Dima.