Participants


Tackling Small Arms In The Great Lakes Region And The Horn Of Africa: Strengthening The Capacity Of Subregional Organisations
Seminar report 7 - 8 May 2000, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Complied by Andrew Mc Lean
2000



Burundi

Chubwa Renovat, Embassy of Burundi, Dar es Salaam

Djibouti

Sahal Sougueh Egueh, National Co-ordinating Bureau, Interpol

Eritrea

Major Woldegebriel Andegiorghis Fessehaye, National Co-ordinating Bureau, Interpol
Kidane Woleyesus, Embassy of Eritrea, Nairobi
Thomas Tewelde, Embassy of Eritrea, Nairobi

Ethiopia

Woldegebriel Beyene Abay, Higher Police Officer

Kenya

Assistant Commissioner Peter Kimanthi, Chief Spokesperson, Police Headquarters
Assistant Commissioner Stephen Ole Mpesha, Chief Firearm Licencing Officer, Central Firearms Bureau
Benson Nduguga, Director of Ballistics, CID Headquarters
Philip R O Owade, Head of Legal Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Jean Makori, Small Arms Secretariat, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Col J K Tirmet, Defence Attaché, Embassy of Kenya, Dar es Salaam

Rwanda

Isae Bagabo, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Sudan

Ambassador Koul Alor, Embassy of Sudan, Dar es Salaam
Gaafar B El Khalifa, Embassy of Sudan, Dar es Salaam

Tanzania

Omari Iddi Mahita, Inspector General of Police, Police Headquarters
Assistant Commissioner Dominic Hayuma, CID Headquarters
Francis Massawe, Assistant Superintendent, CID Headquarters
Geoffery Kamwela, Assistant Superintendent, CID Headquarters
D K Boniface, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
A Itatiro, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Uganda

Kagoro M Joe, National Co-ordinating Bureau, Interpol
Job Emmanuel Elogu, Foreign Service Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

SUBREGIONAL ORGANISATIONS

East African Co-operation

Col P K Chebbet, Defence Liaison Officer
Wilbert Kaahwa, Legal Adviser

Inter-Governmental Authority on Development

Dr Kipyego Cheluget, Chief of Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution

Interpol

Senior Assistant Commissioner Peter J Kimundi, Head of Interpol Subregional Bureau, Nairobi
Senior Assistant Commissioner Frank Msutu, Head of Interpol Subregional Bureau, Harare
Patrick Ochieng Obimo, Liaison Officer, Interpol Subregional Bureau, Nairobi

INTERNATIONAL AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS

Africa Peace Forum

Saballa Kizito

Centre for Foreign Relations

John Salaita

Institute for Diplomacy, University of Nairobi

Prof Olewe Nyunya, Director

International Committee of the Red Cross

Vincent Nicod, Director, Nairobi Office

United Nations Children’s Fund

Erik Detiger, Dar es Salaam Office

United Nations High Commission for Refugees

Christer Skarp, International Security Liaison Officer, Tanzania

War-torn Societies Project

Dr Ahmed Farah, Nairobi Office

ORGANISERS

Institute for Security Studies

Virginia Gamba, Deputy Director and Head: Arms Management Programme
Jakkie Potgieter, Head: Situation Room, Africa Early Warning Programme

Saferworld

Paul Eavis, Director
Andrew McLean, Communications Officer

Security Research and Information Centre

Lt-Col (ret) Jacob A N Kamenju, Director
Lt-Col (ret) Jeremiah A W Kitiku, Deputy Director

United Nations African Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders (UNAFRI)

Prof Eric Kibuka, Deputy Director