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Uganda Hosts CPA Conference (Africa Region)
The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Conference was
held in Kampala August 2-10,2002.It was opened by President Yoweri
Museveni on August 05,2002 and was attended by over 100 delegates
from 19 African Commonwealth member countries.
The participants were from Ghana, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Sierra
Leone, Swaziland, the Gambia, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Cameroon,
Kenya, Lesotho, Mozambique, Nigeria, Seychelles, South Africa and
Zimbabwe.
Uganda last hosted the 13th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference
in 1967.
CPA fosters a sense of fellowship, belonging and community among
parliamentarians.
Furthermore, the association aims at strengthening Parliament and
improving its members' performance. The Speaker of the Parliament
of Uganda, Hon. Edward Ssekandi, hosted it.
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