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High Commissioner Meets Hon. Raila, Hon. Awori
The High Commissioner held meetings with Hon. Moody Awori,
Minister for Home Affairs and National Heritage and Hon. Raila Odinga-
Minister for Roads, Works and Public Transport on bilateral matters,
in April 2003.
He congratulated both Ministers on their succesful election. He
reiterated Uganda government’s readiness to cooperate and
strengthen relationship with the NARC government.
Amb. Butagira expressed satisfaction with the open and co-operative
spirit the Kenya government has shown to Uganda; especially in the
areas of trade, cross border security and Lake Victoria issues.
He expressed Uganda’s willingness to share all available
information on such security matters as cross-border crime, drug
trafficking, money laundering and terrorism.
Hon. Moody affirmed Kenya’s vision to vigorously pursue total
integration of East African countries so that there is free movement
of peoples, labour and capital in order to realize easy delivery
of services
to the people of East Africa.
The meeting with Hon. Raila Odinga, Minister for Roads, Public
Works and
Housing, focused on road infrastructure especially the Mombasa –
Malaba/Busia highway. The Minister informed H.E. Butagira that plans
were underway to turn this highway into a dual carriage.
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