Writes Leo Odera Omolo

THE oil rich Islamic Republic of Iran has promised to build a sh10b children’s hospital in Toro Kingdom to help fight the high infant mortality rate.

The hospital is one of the series of investments which Iran intends to locate in King Oyo Kabamba Iguru Rukidi’s kingdom.

Two senior officials from Iran disclosed their country’s plans on Wednesday while meeting King Oyo at his palace in Buziga, Kampala.

Oyo recieves Aramesh Abass at the palace in Buziga, Kampala.

Prof. Adel Abbas, who is in charge of promoting Iranian investments in foreign countries led his colleague Omid Aramesh a senior oil official for the meeting.

Abbas told the Oyo that Iran would also build more technical institutions in the kingdom to boost education.

He disclosed that Iran was also ready to provide scholarships to the needy children in the kingdom to enable them access tertiary education.

Abbas said their visit to Uganda was intended to follow up the promises which the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made while on a recent visit to Kampala.

Ahmadinejad had promised President Yoweri Museveni that his country would cooperate with Uganda in developmental programmes.

The delegation requested King Oyo and his officials to visit Iran to strenghten the relationship between Toro and Iran.