On Monday 5th July at 2:00 pm,2021 excitement filled the rotary club of Kampala South as its members witnessed the installation of President Charles Odaga a Rotarian well known for his great sense of humour, the energy he exudes and his excellent record of completion of tasks and projects previously assigned, as the 29th President of the club in a blended ceremony having a multitude of members online and a few physically present at the installation venue Amare.The occasion saw an overwhelming turn-up and attendance not witnessed before with over 700 Rotarians, guests and well-wishers logging in and attending for over two hours. A sense of hope expectancy could be felt as congratulatory messages flooded the chat room and the various Kampala south social platforms. The ceremony was presided over by DG John Magezi also in attendance were PDG Stephen Mwanje, District Governor-Elect Mike Sebalu & Peace Taremwa, several change-maker presidents, district officials and club members from over 85 clubs.
Clad in his sky blue ensemble and sneakers a reflection of his rich personality portraying a combination of his strong work and business ethic and his warm and casual persona, he rose to give his acceptance speech, recommitting his will to serve and pledging to continue impacting communities through rotary work. He also boasted of the work already being done outside and beyond club activities by several Rotarians from the Club of Kampala South who serve on different district committees.
Having served in rotary since 2014 on different fonts with great mobilisation skills he has contributed to the achievement of several rotary and club objectives, he is an ardent advocate and promoter of Cancer awareness campaigns, president Odaga is also big on ensuring and promoting rotary values he is also the current cancer run chairperson. He began his term on a high note with the induction of some new Rotarians from different disciplines into the club at his installation.
President Charles Odaga shared his determination to create change as a team and stipulated some of the goals they intend to achieve during his term which are in line with the district goals including, increased impact, expanded outreach and increased ability to adapt especially given the current change of digital trends, he intends to see to it that Rotarians can access, utilise and adapt rotary online tools and adopt a learning culture.
He pledged to allow the Rotary systems and processes to function, closing with his famous slogan,twendekazi