Uganda and Banyakigezi Convention 2008
The
International Community of Banyakigezi (the People of Kigezi) held its 6th Convention in New York from July 31 to August 4, 2008. The Convention was well
attended by a wide range of stakeholders including Members of Parliament (MPs),
the media, international community, researchers and non-state actors such as
NGOs and Foundations. I was invited as Keynote Speaker on The Paradox of Hunger and Abundance.
The
Convention confirmed that while Kigezi is one of the country’s bread basket,
producing a wide range of crops, vegetables, livestock, fish and wild game, it
sufferers from high levels of under-nutrition especially among children.