Museveni Leaves for U.K. to Attend CHOGM

President Yoweri Museveni has left Uganda for the United Kingdom to attend the ongoing Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in London.

The President flew to London on Wednesday morning aboard the Presidential jet and was seen off at Entebbe Airport by Vice President, Edward Ssekandi, the Minister for Presidency, Esther Mbayo and Head of Public Service, John Mitala.

The Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. David Muhoozi, IGP Okoth Ochola and Prisons Chief, Johnson Byabashaija were also part of the delegation.

Museveni will be attending the global forum on behalf of Uganda which is part of the 53 countries under CHOGM, a community of states that were colonies of Britain.

Regional Presidents; Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya and Paul Kagame of Rwanda are also in London to attend CHOGM.

The forum which was opened by the British Prime Minister, Theresa May on Monday is themed ‘Towards a common future’. The focus will be on ensuring that the Commonwealth is “responsive to global challenges and delivers a more prosperous, secure, sustainable and fair future for all its citizens, particularly its young people”.

The meeting will focus on the need for urgent action to reduce vulnerability and increase resilience, in light of the fact that the impact of climate change could push an additional 100 million people across the world into poverty by 2030.

Theresa May in her opening address passed a message of using the organisation to challenge the forces of protectionism and promote greater trade.

Uganda hosted the prestigious meeting in 2007.

Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, told representatives of the Commonwealth’s 53 member countries earlier this week that CHOGM is ‘the mother of all networks’ with a shared desire to make our world a better place.