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A BOUT ME

I m a tour Operator in Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi, Tanzania and Kenya. I and my wife Desange Bahati owns a reputable and successful Travel tour company employing a team of professional local tour guides across the region, called Hakuna Matata Tours LMTD.

I view myself as a citizen of the Great Lakes Region of Africa being born in Congo/ Bunagana city, just 500 metres from the Ugandan and 10 km from the Rwandan borders, providing me with an international perspective from a very early age. I completed my secondary education in Goma. Goma is the administrative and business centre of east Congo, nestled on the Rwandan border. Here, I benefited from further cultural exchanges, forging yet more international community ties, this time with Rwanda, adding to my sense of being an international citizen while gaining the prized Diploma in Accountancy and Finance. I then moved to Kenya to spend two intensive years studying English, returning to Congo in 2003 as peace began to flourish.

A growing number of adventure tourists began arriving in Goma hoping to explore the wildlife especially within Virunga National park and the stunning landscapes around and on Nyiragongo Volcano. I became a well-known guide and translator, one of the few with fluent English in addition to Kinyarwanda, Lingala, Swahili and French.

As my reputation grew among tourists and journalists who had began to specifically look for me, I established an association bringing together local tour guides, fixers and a range of service providers, and finally establishing the first tour company operating in Eastern Congo, Hakuna Matata Tours in 2004 with my wife, a graduate in Computer Science. Offering tours in Congo, Rwanda and Uganda, Hakuna Matata Tours, now offering tours in six of the African Great Lake countries, has experienced steady growth over the past four years with branch offices now open in Burundi, and Uganda....

About Congo DRC

The DRC Congo is a big country located in the heart of Africa; the country has lot of tourism attractions which can make this country a popular destination in Africa and why not in the world. Much has changed in the DRC since the 2003 the year which marked the end of the Congo second war. Congo has many attractive National parks, rivers, virgin forest, and active volcanoes among others. In Congo, one can find species that can’t be found anywhere else in the world: like the Okapis, Bonobos chimpanzees and eastern Lowland Gorillas of Kahuzi biega.%c*

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DAO Oct 3, 2011 at 1:43 AM Report Abuse

Hi Kennedy! Happy belated Birthday !!!!!
angiebabe Apr 27, 2011 at 7:28 AM Report Abuse

Hi and Happy Easter Kennedy! Ive finally added a bit more to my travel page on Burundi - and still hoping to get back to see some more plus the surrounding countries before too long.
GracesTrips Oct 4, 2010 at 3:15 PM Report Abuse

Happy Birthday, Kennedy! Hope you had a wonderful celebration!
BeatChick Oct 4, 2010 at 1:23 PM Report Abuse

Happy Birthday, Kennedy! Hope it was a great one!! :)
travelinxs Oct 4, 2009 at 10:10 AM Report Abuse

Hi mate.. Happy Birthday.Hope your family are well. Take care. Chris.
Firestar24 Nov 3, 2008 at 12:58 PM Report Abuse

Hope you had a good birthday Kennedy. I'm sorry I missed it - I haven't been online for quite some time. I hope you're ok. Drop me a line if you can. Love to Desange & Jovial xxx
MikeAtSea Sep 21, 2008 at 3:30 AM Report Abuse

Just had a stunning visit to your part of the world - and am looking forward to return in a few weeks time!!
SLLiew Jan 1, 2008 at 8:45 AM Report Abuse

Happy New Year 2008!
Narviking Dec 30, 2007 at 12:56 PM Report Abuse

Thanks for greetings. Happy New Year to you too! I just came back to Norway after FANTASTIC vacation in DR Congo. I saw only Kinshasa area but hope to see more of Congo in the future.
aemilys Oct 26, 2007 at 3:32 PM Report Abuse

I'm so sorry to have missed it but I do hope you had a wonderful and happy b'day!