Prof. K.V. Thomas to Represent India in
Swearing in of Ugandan President
Prof. K.V.Thomas, Union Minister of State (Independent charge) for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution will participate in the swearing-in ceremony of President of Uganda Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI, as envoy to the Prime Minister of India. Prof. Thomas will represent the country at the swearing-in-cum inauguration ceremonies to be held on the 12th May, 2011 at Kampala.
Ministerial level participation of India will signal India’s continued support and solidarity with Uganda. It will be President Museveni’s fifth swearing in ceremony as President and the second in a multi party dispensation.
The Indian community in Uganda is one of the most important expatriate communities in the country. There are around 17,000 Indians residing in Uganda out of that 12,000 are Indian Passport holders. Indians play a leading role in the Ugandan economy providing employment and are amongst the biggest tax payers in that country. They are the largest foreign investors in Uganda with planned investment of more than $377 million.
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