Message From World Peace Leaders

By Robert Egwea in London

November 21, 2008

Robert Egwea in the British Parliament. Photo by a Peace Delegate.

As world peace leaders converge on London for the Global Peace Festival organized by the Universal Peace Federation, there is a lot that we, Ugandans, can learn from them. The event kicked off yesterday 20 Nov 08, with the Plenary Session of the International Leadership Conference at the House of Commons (Committee Room 14). I was perhaps the only Ugandan that attended the meeting.

The session was opened by David Anderson MP. Speakers of the day were:

• Hon Amjad Al Majid, Jordanian Member of Parliament
• H.E. Dr Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, ex president of Sierra Leone (1996-2007)
• Mrs Ida Betty Odinga, Chairperson, League of Kenya Women Voters
• Rev Dr Marcus Bryabrooke (President, World Congress of Faiths)
• H.E. Anton Rop, ex-Prime Minister of Republic of Slovenie (2002-2004)
• Dr Hyunn Jin Moon, Chairman Global Peace Festival and Co-Chair Universal Peace federation

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Uganda promoted at London Commonwealth Fair

London, November 12, 2008

Over 34 Commonwealth countries including Uganda took part in the London Commonwealth Fair in Kensington Town Hall in West London from 7-8 November 2008. Among the people who attended the event were Directors of Uganda Opportunity Network (UGoNET), an organization that aims to promote Uganda overseas and attract investment to the country. The event was organized by the Commonwealth Countries League (CCL).

Promoting Uganda:(from left) UGoNET Director Robert Egwea, Mrs Resty Peters and UGoNET Executive Director Flavia Ndikuno

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Former LRA rebel legal advisor defects to UPC party

By Ronald Odongo in Lira

October 31, 2008

Leaders of Uganda Peoples Congress (UPC) party in Lira district were ecstatic when former Lords Resistance Army (LRA) rebel legal advisor and former National Resistance Movement (NRM) party stalwart, Chrispus Ayena Odongo, declared his defection to UPC party.

Chrispus Ayena Odongo who has been in the forefront of Juba peace talks between the LRA rebels and the Uganda peace talk declared his position early this year.

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