The president of the rotary international, Sakuji Tanaka, arrived in Uganda on August 1, 2012 for a visit that will end on 3rd August. As head of one of the world’s largest humanitarian service organisations, he is in the country to recognise the work of rotary clubs in Uganda by visiting various projects that have been carried out by clubs in Uganda.
He kicked off the visit by meeting with the new generation of rotary family in Uganda (members of interact and rotaract clubs). He also met senior Rotarians in government and the corporate world and was briefed on the plans and projects of Rotarians.
On Thursday August 2nd, he was along with the minister of health, Christine Androa, participated in a free medical outreach at home clinic, Lukuli in Makindye division. Later on in the day, he officiated at the hand over of the 1st phase of the rotary cancer ward being built at St. Raphael of St. Francis Hospital Nsambya. The Vice President of Uganda, Edward Sekandi Kiwanuka attended the function. Sakuji, a retired businessman from Yoshio, Japan has been a member of rotary since 1975. The international organisation’s third president from Japan, he said he would like to see rotary continue its vital work as the force to improve communities’ around the world.
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