With just a few days to the visit of the Heads of Government in the Commonwealth, CHOGM 2007 has kicked off with the youth forum. Over 54 heads of Government have confirmed their visit to Uganda. Queen Elizabeth 11 will also be present in the country. In a similar development, Uganda has showcased its cultural [...]
As a way to prevent terrorism during the Common Wealth Heads of Government Meeting in November, the Uganda government in charge of the preparations has put up an immense security plan. Five security watch towers will be set up at the airport and security personnel will be deployed within a radius of 40km around the [...]
Uganda President opens conference for women in Common Wealth Countries ‘Education for all’ was crucial in eliminating gender inequality in the Commonwealth countries, said President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. “In Uganda we have tackled one of the factors affecting women, which is education. To emancipate the women completely requires equal access to education,†He said all [...]
CHOGM Cultural Village to be Constructed at Uganda Museum A modern cultural village presenting the modern architectural heritage of the cultural societies in Uganda is set to be constructed ahead of CHOGM 2007. The village will later become a tourist attraction as permanent artists will be occupying the area to boost the Tourism economy of [...]
CHOGM 2007 hotel rates hiked, Museveni Probes After a complaint from the Secretary General of the Common wealth John McKinnon that the hotel rates had been hiked from USD 100 to USD 999, The president of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni has directed the Foregn Minister to investigate futher into this. In preparation for CHOGM 2007, most [...]
The British foreign office is increasingly anxious that the Queen visit to Uganda may be cancelled due to security fears. According to Guardian Unlimited, a senior Government source warned ” Iam increasingly worried it wont happen…You can’t have the Queen visiting if people are shooting each other on the streets.” According to Guardian Unlimited, there [...]
Following the renovation and establishment of hotels to raise 2, ooo additional rooms for accommodating delegates and heads of states during the commonwealth summit, there is growing need to train staff to service guests. Training clinics for hotel staff have been set up and government has promised to pay for their training needs ahead of [...]
The Kampala Archbishop, the Rt. Rev. Fr. Cyprian Lwanga Kizito is advocating for the renovation of Rubaga cathedral in preparation for CHOGM; to take place in November this year. He said that the Cathedral is in need of over sh200m to renovate the leaking roof and was also optimistic that it will be one of [...]
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