'Twinning' with east Africa.A TEAM of Huddersfield Huddersfield, city (1991 pop. 147,825), Kirklees metropolitan district, N central England, on the Colne River. Its textile industry, including cotton, woolen, and rayon goods, is important. Other products are machinery, iron goods, chemicals, and dyed fabrics. solicitors have visited east Africa as part of a twinning programme. Four local lawyers went to Uganda's capital, Kampala Kampala (kämpä`lä), city (2002 pop. 1,189,142), capital of Uganda, on Lake Victoria. It is Uganda's largest city and its administrative, communications, economic, and transportation center. , to visit the Uganda Uganda (y  gän`də, gän`dä), officially Republic of Uganda, republic (2005 est. pop. Law Society.
The society is linked to Huddersfield Law Society through a twinning programme which began in 2002. This was the fifth visit conducted as part of the scheme, which aims to help lawyers in both countries learn about foreign legal practices. About 250 Ugandan lawyers have been to workshops run by the societies. The Huddersfield society has also sent 5,000 legal textbooks to Kampala. Ranjit Uppal was on his first visit to Uganda. He said: "I am sure we'll go back. It was a privilege to work with the lawyers on the course. One man travelled 450 miles to attend, another came over 300 miles." CAPTION(S): VISITING LAWYERS: Oscar Kihika (centre), the president of the Uganda Law Society, with Huddersfield solicitors (from left) Amara Ahmed, Ruth Coneron, Nigel Priestley and Ranjit Uppal at the Africana Hotel in Kampala (S) |
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