Wetangula re-elected African representative for Commonwealth speakers

In a conference held in Kampala, Uganda, Wetangula was appointed by consensus to serve the second term as one of the three  representatives in the CSPOC Standing Committee.

The other two are the Speaker of Ghana and the Speaker of the Kingdom of Eswatini.

During the meeting, Wetangula gave a keynote speech, touching on matters climate change which he said are dear to him. 

The Speaker said it is critically important to safe guard natural resources for a proper eco-system existence in a natural manner. 

"As parliaments, we have the power of legislation. Our parliaments therefore need to keep pace with the fast-transforming world where the philosophy of green competition is gaining traction and is going to determine growth and development of the future”, Wetangula said.

Also in attendance were his Senate counterpart Amason Kingi.

The Speaker of Uganda automatically remained the Chair for the reason of having hosted the conference as stipulated in the rules of CSPOC that the host Speaker remains a member of the Standing Committee for institutional memory.

The conference was presided over by Uganda President Yoweri Museveni.

The Standing Committee of the CSPOC is mandated to propose draft agenda for discussion in the next conference, review standing rules and consider financial matters of CSPOC, and decide dates, venues and procedures for the next conference.