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President Museveni Attends H.E. Kibaki's Inauguration

R-L: President Mwai Kibaki, former President Moi, Hon. Kijana Wamalwa, and President Yoweri Museveni at the swearing in ceremony December 30 2002

President Yoweri Museveni attended the Inauguration Ceremony of H.E. Mwai Kibaki as the new President of Kenya at Uhuru Park, Nairobi on December 30, 2002 .

Also in attendance were Presidents Benjamin Mkapa and the First Lady of Tanzania, Levy Mwanawasa of Zambia, Prime Minister Makuza of Rwanda, First Lady Zanele Mbeki of South Africa, and other foreign government delegations.

Ugandan’s delegation included Hon. Gerald Sendaula,Minister of Finance, Hon. John Nasasira, Minister of Works, Transport and Communication, Hon. Syda Bbumba, Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, and Hon.Prof. Edward Rugumayo, Minister of Tourism, Trade and Industry.

In his message, President Museveni congratulated H.E. Mwai Kibaki on his election as the President of Kenya:

“I wish to warmly congratulate you upon your election as President of the Republic of Kenya. I salute you and through you the people of Kenya, for maintaining a culture of democracy and constitutionalism in the 39 years of Kenya’s independence.

This political maturity is no doubt, a source of pride and an inspiration to all peace-loving people in East Africa and Africa at large. I hope and trust that the
confidence and the high responsibility the people of Kenya have bestowed on you and your government will usher in a new era in fulfilling the aspirations of the Kenyan people and the region as a whole, for peace, stability and unity of the region.

I look forward to closely working with you and your government, to further strengthen the warm and cordial relations between our two countries towards the goal of a united East Africa.”

President Museveni commended outgoing President Daniel arap Moi for ensuring a
peaceful transition. In his Inaugural Speech, President Kibaki thanked the Kenyan people for giving him the mandate to preside over the affairs of Kenya for the next five years. He pointed out that his government would embark on :

“policies geared to economic reconstruction, employment creation, and immediate rehabilitation of the collapsed infrastrusture.”

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