MPs Briefed On President Bush Visit
Jul 09, 2003
US PRESIDENT George W. Bush, who arrives in Uganda tomorrow, will hold talks with United States Embassy staff and US nationals resident in Uganda at Imperial Botanical Beach Hotel, Entebbe.
By Vision Reporters
US PRESIDENT George W. Bush, who arrives in Uganda tomorrow, will hold talks with United States Embassy staff and US nationals resident in Uganda at Imperial Botanical Beach Hotel, Entebbe.
The Kampala US mission is the biggest in the region and in the recent past handled consular services for the East African region when the embassies in Tanzania and Kenya were interrupted by terrorist attacks.
This will be after presidents Bush and Yoweri Museveni have held talks at the hotel, according to a ministerial statement to Parliament. In the statement, the Minister for the Presidency, Kirunda Kivejinja, said the talks would focus on regional peace, international security and trade, technology assistance and bilateral co-operation in support of the fight against HIV/AIDS.
The statement was read to the House by the Minister of State for Security, Betty Akech.
Kirunda said the two presidents and the first ladies would walk to Taso Centre, adjacent to the hotel.
He said Bush arrives at Entebbe at about 1:00pm. Since Bush’s visit will last only four hours, it was agreed to limit the main events to the bilateral talks and the visit to Taso.
He said invitation to Bush’s reception and departure is “limited to leaders and officials with direct roles in scheduled activities.â€
Over 100 local and international journalists have registered to cover the visit, Uganda and America officials said. The officials said the journalists are representatives of about 40 media institutions in Europe, America and Africa. Sources said the public has also been allowed to welcome Bush to Uganda but must stand on the right side of the convoy in a single column from near the airbase to the entrance to Muzinga Park in Entebbe town.
Some MPs lashed out at the Government for not briefing them about the visit in good time and for not including them among those to meet Bush, the second American president to visit Uganda. Dr. Ekulo Epak (Oyam South) wanted to know the value of the visit to Uganda and Africa. He said the African visit was intended to give Bush an international human face.
But Akech said Uganda would benefit from the US’ $15b fund for AIDS.
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US PRESIDENT George W. Bush, who arrives in Uganda tomorrow, will hold talks with United States Embassy staff and US nationals resident in Uganda at Imperial Botanical Beach Hotel, Entebbe.
The Kampala US mission is the biggest in the region and in the recent past handled consular services for the East African region when the embassies in Tanzania and Kenya were interrupted by terrorist attacks.
This will be after presidents Bush and Yoweri Museveni have held talks at the hotel, according to a ministerial statement to Parliament. In the statement, the Minister for the Presidency, Kirunda Kivejinja, said the talks would focus on regional peace, international security and trade, technology assistance and bilateral co-operation in support of the fight against HIV/AIDS.
The statement was read to the House by the Minister of State for Security, Betty Akech.
Kirunda said the two presidents and the first ladies would walk to Taso Centre, adjacent to the hotel.
He said Bush arrives at Entebbe at about 1:00pm. Since Bush’s visit will last only four hours, it was agreed to limit the main events to the bilateral talks and the visit to Taso.
He said invitation to Bush’s reception and departure is “limited to leaders and officials with direct roles in scheduled activities.â€
Over 100 local and international journalists have registered to cover the visit, Uganda and America officials said. The officials said the journalists are representatives of about 40 media institutions in Europe, America and Africa. Sources said the public has also been allowed to welcome Bush to Uganda but must stand on the right side of the convoy in a single column from near the airbase to the entrance to Muzinga Park in Entebbe town.
Some MPs lashed out at the Government for not briefing them about the visit in good time and for not including them among those to meet Bush, the second American president to visit Uganda. Dr. Ekulo Epak (Oyam South) wanted to know the value of the visit to Uganda and Africa. He said the African visit was intended to give Bush an international human face.
But Akech said Uganda would benefit from the US’ $15b fund for AIDS.
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