64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference officially opens

Sep 26, 2019

Today, there will be a talk show panel on climate change, with focus on achievements, challenges and efficacy of Parliament interventions.

64TH COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE

September 22-29

Today is the official opening of the 64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Kampala.

Sights and sounds of #64CPC2019 official opening.
Cultural troupe from Northern Uganda is a catch. pic.twitter.com/r8Ra3d8oqB
— New Vision UGANDA (@newvisionwire) September 26, 2019

Later in the day, there will be a talk show panel on climate change. Focus here will be achievements, challenges and efficacy of Parliament interventions.

There will also be a TED Talk on innovations in Parliament titled The impact of science and technology on how Parliament works today.

Also in the afternoon, a meeting of Society of Clerks will be held.

Speaker Rebecca Kadaga and President Yoweri Museveni

Deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanyah is in the house

At 6:30pm, the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) secretary general will host a reception for clerks, secretaries to delegations and their spouses/partners and accompanying officials.

There will also be a launch of the pilot CPA online parliamentary staff courses.

Later in the evening, Speaker Rebecca Kadaga will host a welcome dinner for all participants.

Delegates were shuttled to the venue - Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort - for the official opening on Thursday.

Although the conference, which Uganda is hosting for a second time, officially opens today, the programme started on Sunday with the arrival of delegates.

Already, there have been a series of meetings held, during which women parliamentarians have discussed wide-ranging issues as well as conducted elections for new leadership - particularly for the chairpersons of the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP) and CPA Small Branches.

The newly-elected leaders are Gulzar Khan (Pakistan) and Niki Rattle (Cook Islands), respectively.

On Thursday, delegates took a break to embark on a sightseeing excursion in selected parts of the country, including Busoga region at Kagulu Hill in Buyende and the Source of the Nile in Jinja.