Tanzania President Kikwete arrives
Nov 23, 2006
PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni and his Tanzanian counterpart Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete are to visit the UPDF Senior Staff College, Kimaka today.
By Anne Mugisa
PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni and his Tanzanian counterpart Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete are to visit the UPDF Senior Staff College, Kimaka today.
Kikwete arrived in Uganda at 3:30pm yesterday accompanied by his wife Salma and ministers Ibrahim Msabaha (East African Cooperation), O.S. Nyanga (State for the Presidency - Zanzibar) and Seif Iddi (Deputy for International Relations).
Museveni, accompanied by his wife Janet, Vice-President Prof. Gilbert Bukenya and eight ministers, met Kikwete at Entebbe International Airport.
The Inspector General of Police, Maj. Gen. Kale Kayihura and Army chief Gen. Aronda Nyakairima were also present.
The leaders inspected a UPDF guard of honour at the airport and were entertained by traditional dancers. Excited crowds lined Entebbe Road to catch a glimpse of the dignitaries.
The Kimaka College in Jinja is one of the three East African military colleges, which have been assigned specific duties by the East African Community (EAC) in military development.
A memorandum of understanding on defence was signed by the heads of State of Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya, assigning each country particular levels of the military training, UPDF spokesman Maj. Felix Kulayigye said yesterday.
The Tanzanian Munduli Academy trains cadet officers, Kimaka handles the middle level and the Kenyan one handles the higher level.
Kimaka, however, has been training top Ugandan military officers to correct the imbalance and backlog that was created in the past.
“Uganda’s case has been different. That is why we even had the generals in Kimaka,†Kimaka.
Kikwete, who was elected last year, visited Uganda in May when Museveni was sworn in.
He is in Uganda for three days and is expected to deliver a lecture at Kimaka.
A statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday said a cooperation agreement between Tanzania and Uganda, would be signed.
It said it will “serve as part of the building blocks for further regional cooperation.â€
It said the bilateral agreement is aimed at strengthening relations between the countries and promoting interests in the context of enhanced cooperation and integration.
The presidents are expected to sign a joint communiqué tomorrow and address a press conference.
PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni and his Tanzanian counterpart Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete are to visit the UPDF Senior Staff College, Kimaka today.
Kikwete arrived in Uganda at 3:30pm yesterday accompanied by his wife Salma and ministers Ibrahim Msabaha (East African Cooperation), O.S. Nyanga (State for the Presidency - Zanzibar) and Seif Iddi (Deputy for International Relations).
Museveni, accompanied by his wife Janet, Vice-President Prof. Gilbert Bukenya and eight ministers, met Kikwete at Entebbe International Airport.
The Inspector General of Police, Maj. Gen. Kale Kayihura and Army chief Gen. Aronda Nyakairima were also present.
The leaders inspected a UPDF guard of honour at the airport and were entertained by traditional dancers. Excited crowds lined Entebbe Road to catch a glimpse of the dignitaries.
The Kimaka College in Jinja is one of the three East African military colleges, which have been assigned specific duties by the East African Community (EAC) in military development.
A memorandum of understanding on defence was signed by the heads of State of Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya, assigning each country particular levels of the military training, UPDF spokesman Maj. Felix Kulayigye said yesterday.
The Tanzanian Munduli Academy trains cadet officers, Kimaka handles the middle level and the Kenyan one handles the higher level.
Kimaka, however, has been training top Ugandan military officers to correct the imbalance and backlog that was created in the past.
“Uganda’s case has been different. That is why we even had the generals in Kimaka,†Kimaka.
Kikwete, who was elected last year, visited Uganda in May when Museveni was sworn in.
He is in Uganda for three days and is expected to deliver a lecture at Kimaka.
A statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday said a cooperation agreement between Tanzania and Uganda, would be signed.
It said it will “serve as part of the building blocks for further regional cooperation.â€
It said the bilateral agreement is aimed at strengthening relations between the countries and promoting interests in the context of enhanced cooperation and integration.
The presidents are expected to sign a joint communiqué tomorrow and address a press conference.