Uganda: Mswati Leaves
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New Vision (Kampala)
9 July 2008
Posted to the web 10 July 2008
Kampala
Swaziland head of state King Mswati III left the country yesterday afternoon after a four-day state visit, reports Barbara Among.
He held talks with President Yoweri Museveni, addressed the Buganda Kingdom Lukiiko (parliament) and toured economic ventures during his visit.
Mswati was seen off at State House Entebbe by Museveni and first lady Janet after a brief ceremony, which included inspecting a guard of honour and watching the Planet cultural dancers.
Earlier in the morning, the two leaders held private talks for several hours. Mrs. Museveni also held private talks with Queen LaMotsa.
The two governments discussed the growth in bilateral relations and the possible signing of a bilateral economic, trade, education and cultural cooperation.
Meanwhile, the President has appealed to King Mswati to work with other African leaders to ensure that the continent does not lose its sovereignty.
Museveni noted that African kings determined the survival of their people and guided them for centuries. But since their kingdoms were small political units that worked independently, the kings could not guarantee the sovereignty of their people when faced with foreign aggressors. He said this should not be allowed to re-occur.
The president explained that Africans regained their independence mainly because of their strong culture, geographical terrain and the conflicts among European powers during the first and second world wars.
He said the only way to guard Africa's sovereignty was through the formation of regional blocs, which he asked Mswati to support.
The king hailed Museveni and the NRM government for Uganda's developments after years of instability.
He lauded Uganda for being a role model in the fight against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.
Mswati regretted that regional conflicts are the major obstacle to African union.
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He called for the identification of African countries that are rich in food production in order to empower them to produce more and curb the looming food crisis on the continent.
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