By Joel Besekezi
With Uganda hosting the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in not so long a while, preparations are in higher gear than ever before. Lots of facelifts, road repairs, security deployment, dry runs and much more are going on to ensure the meeting is a success.
As one of the pre-CHOGM meetings, the Commonwealth People’s Forum, (CPF) has caught the public eye. The five-day event officially opens Sunday, 18 November 2007 and the opening is to be presided over by HE Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the host President of CHOGM 2007.
A lot is underway to ensure the forum is a big success. Notable in the CPF is the People’s Space, where the general public are invited to freely participate and be a part of CHOGM, something that has not happened before in any of the previous CHOGM events. To sugar-coat the CPF, blogging is to be covered by a group of five individuals dressed in maroon t-shirts with name tags, inscriptions about the blog and the blog web address.
At a glance, one can tell it’s going to be a great and fulfilling event which ought not to be missed by any Ugandan. Owing to the fact that entrance is not restricted and is also free, people from all walks of life are expected to come and be a part of this coveted event as they discuss issues pertaining to:
- Environment and Natural Resources
- Governance, Participation and Human Rights
- Economic Development
- Education for Transformation
- Health
- Culture, Creativity and Identity
