Former US President Bill Clinton expected

By Henry Mukasa and Hellen Mukiibi

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton is expected in Uganda this week on a private trip during which he will tour various humanitarian projects.

"True, President Clinton is coming on a private visit to promote the projects run by his foundation, the Clinton Global Initiative," Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary, Ambassador James Mugume said on Tuesday.

“He will also meet President Yoweri Museveni.”

According to his website, Clinton will on Friday visit a CGI Building Tomorrow Academy near Masaka and also tour CHAI National Medical Store and Prescription Distribution Center in Entebbe.

Clinton, on an African tour since July 15, has been to: South Africa, Mozambique, Lesotho, Tanzania, Kenya and now Rwanda.

Today, he is expected to attend the opening of the Butaro Cancer Center of Excellence located outside Rwanda’s capital, Kigali.

President Clinton established the CGI in 2005 to convene global leaders to create and implement innovative solutions to the world's most pressing challenges.

 In his post-presidential work, Clinton has continued to build upon his longstanding commitment to Africa through the work of his Foundation by providing investment and opportunity to underserved communities.

The Clinton Foundation's programs in Africa are enabling sustainable development for families and communities, strengthening health systems and expanding access to treatments, addressing climate change, and turning ideas into action by implementing commitments.

Clinton, who was last in Uganda in 1998 as sitting US President, visited Finca microfinance, Makerere University and Kisowera Primary School in Mukono.

Now aged 65, Clinton was President of the U.S. for eight years, from January 1993 to January 2001. He was the 42^nd President of the U.S.