Friday, August 11, 2017

The Commonwealth Secretary General Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC meets Zanzibar President, visits some of the Isles attractions

 The Commonwealth Secretary General Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC (left) accompanied by Tanzania's High Commissioner to the UK Dr. Asha-Rose Migiro and Ambassador Celestine MushyDirector of  Multilateral Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Affairs head to the plane ready to take off  for their one day trip of  Zanzibar
 The Commonwealth Secretary General Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC greets the crew before boarding
Top Zanzibar government officials receive The Commonwealth Secretary General Rt Hon Patricia atScotland QC at the Karume International Airport in the isles
The Commonwealth Secretary General Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC signs the visitor's book upon arrival at the Abeid Amani Karume International Airport. On her right is Zanzibar's Minister for Education and Vocational Training Hon. Riziki Pembe Juma and left is Tanzania's High Commissioner to the UK Dr. Asha-Rose Migiro

The Commonwealth Secretary General Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC upon arrival at the Abeid Amani Karume International Airport. On her left  is Zanzibar's Minister for Education and Vocational Training Hon. Riziki Pembe Juma and Tanzania's High Commissioner to the UK Dr. Asha-Rose Migiro
The Commonwealth Secretary General Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC arrives at the Zanzibar State House accompanies by Zanzibar's Minister for Education and Vocational Training Hon. Riziki Pembe Juma
The President of Zanzibar and Chairman of the Revolutionary Council Dr. Ali Mohamed Shein receives The Commonwealth Secretary General Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC at the State House
The President of Zanzibar and Chairman of the Revolutionary Council Dr. Ali Mohamed Shein and The Commonwealth Secretary General Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC fields questions from journalists at the State House
 The Commonwealth Secretary General Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC poses for a souvernier photo with Isles based ITV and Radio One journalist Farouq Karim  at the State House
The Commonwealth Secretary General Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC is taken to a tour of Stone Town with The House of Wonders in the background
The Commonwealth Secretary General Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC and her entourage pose for a group photo
The Commonwealth Secretary General Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC and her entourage pose for another group photo
The Commonwealth Secretary General Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC and her entourage take a guided walking tour through spice plantations
During the Spice tour the Baroness  and her entourage saw how the spices, herbs and fruits are cultivated, with the  tour guide describing in detail all about them as well as tropical fruits such as cloves, lemongrass, nutmeg, cinnamon, turmeric, vanilla, coconuts, papaya, chilli, black pepper, jackfruit, cardamom, cassava and oranges.
The  tour guide describes in  detail  how the spices, herbs and fruits  can be used
Visibly happy with the tour, our visitor is
More spices and herbs are shows
Even lipstick from plants was applied 
Some of the many tourists taking the spice tour cool off the day with coconut juice under clove trees
The baroness joins in
Neatly packed spices and herbs are on display
The visitors take their leave after a satisfying spice tour
Off to the State House where a sumptious luncheon in her hnour awaits
After  the luncheon and on behalf of the entourage Tanzania's High Commissioner to the UK Dr. Asha-Rose Migiro thanks their host President of Zanzibar and Chairman of the Revolutionary Council Dr. Ali Mohamed Shein 
Thank you, Your Excellency, for the sumptious luncheon....
The President of Zanzibar and Chairman of the Revolutionary Council Dr. Ali Mohamed Shein  leads the Commonwealth Secretary General Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC outside for souvenir photos.
The President of Zanzibar and Chairman of the Revolutionary Council Dr. Ali Mohamed Shein take the first photo with the  Commonwealth Secretary General Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC at the State House
The President of Zanzibar and Chairman of the Revolutionary Council Dr. Ali Mohamed Shein and the  Commonwealth Secretary General Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC are joined by the Zanzibar Chief Secretary Dr.  Abdulhamid Yahya Mzee (left)  Zanzibar's Minister for Education and Vocational Training Hon. Riziki Pembe Juma, Tanzania's High Commissioner to the UK Dr. Asha-Rose Migiro and Minister for Finance and Planning Dr. Khalid Salum Mohamed
The VVIPs are joined by the rest of the entourage
The President of Zanzibar and Chairman of the Revolutionary Council Dr. Ali Mohamed Shein bids farewell to the  Commonwealth Secretary General Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC
At the airport The Vice President of the United  Republic of Tanzania Hon. Samia Suluhu Hassan meets the Baroness
The Vice President of the United  Republic of Tanzania Hon. Samia Suluhu Hassan bids farewell to  the Baroness
Its time for the Commonwealth Secretary General Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC to depart
The Commonwealth Secretary General Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC is bid farewell 
The Commonwealth Secretary General Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC  bids farewell to Zanzibar's Minister for Education and Vocational Training Hon. Riziki Pembe Juma

The Baroness waves goodbye...
....and blows kisses to her hosts
Salutes welcome them back to Dar es salaam
The Commonwealth Secretary General Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC greets the police officers
"...What a tour"
The Commonwealth Secretary General Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC caps off the day with a courtesy call on  Prof Palamagamba Kabudi,  Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs at his office in Dar es salaam
The Baroness greetsb Prof Sifuni Mchome, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs
The Commonwealth Secretary General Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC  holds talks with   Prof Palamagamba Kabudi,  Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs at his office in Dar es salaam.

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