Writes Leo Odera Omolo

HEADS of State yesterday started jetting into the country to attend the 15th African Union Heads of State Summit taking place at Speke Resort Munyonyo, in Kampala.

By press time, nine heads of state had landed at Entebbe International Airport, inspected guards of honour and driven to Munyonyo Presidential suites. President MwaiKibaki of Kenya jetted into Entebe Airport on Saturday afternoon bringing the number to 13.
Kibaki is being accompanied by the Minister for Foreign Affairs Moses Wetangulaad Health Services Minister Beth Mugo and a team of top government officials/

Security at the various part of Kampala is almost man to man following the scare of Bomb blast two weeks ago in which close to 76 people died. The Somali pro-Alqaeda militia group Al-Shabaab has since claimed rsponsibility of the twi bomb attacks and vowed to carry more similar attacks.

These are Bingu Wa Mutharika of Malawi, Rupiah Banda of Zambia,
Abdoulaiye Wade of Senegal, Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria, Hifikepunye Pohamba of Namibia, Pakalitha Mosisili of Lesotho, Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia,
Denis Sassou-Nguesso of Congo and Algeria’s Abdelaziz Bouleflika.

Forty-four African leaders are expected.
The Heads of State meeting that begins on Sunday and ends on Tuesday, will be the culmination of a two-week event that began with the permanent representatives committee on July 19.

The theme of the summit is Maternal, Infant and Child Health and Development in Africa and presidents will devote the three days to its discussion.

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