VP Alupo In Samoa Island for CHOGM 2024

Uganda's Vice President Maj. (Rtd) Jessica Alupo has safely arrived in Apia, Samoa to represent  President Yoweri Museveni during the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.

VP Alupo was received by Samoa's  Minister of Finance Hon. Lautimuia Uelese Va'ai and Hon. Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea, the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries Scientific Research Organisation of Samoa Export Authority at Faleolo International Airport.

Others included Nimisha Madhvan the High Commissioner of Uganda to the United Kingdom, Minister Okello Oryem and Ambassador John Mugerwa of Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Ocean State of Samoa is hosting the Executive Sessions, where Heads of Government will assess the progress made since the last CHOGM in Rwanda, two years ago and chart a course for the years ahead.

CHOGM Samoa 2024 will feature several Ministerial Meetings, 35 side events, four Forums, and the election of the new Commonwealth Secretary-General.

Every day, more and more delegates have been arriving to experience and participate at CHOGM Samoa 2024, filling hotel rooms and visiting shops and restaurants.

The mood in Apia is expectant as the CHOGM days draw closer. Official opening is slated for this Friday where the vice president Alupo is expected to present President Museveni's message to the meeting.

Villages have adopted Commonwealth member states as their own, and as you make your way around town, you will see people coming together in groups to rejuvenate their communities, adorning infrastructure, marking paths with brightly coloured stones, painting signs, and displaying other decorations to greet their guests with pride.

These efforts are part of a beautification programme coordinated by the Samoa Tourism Authority.