After adaptation of the recommendations the chairman of the closing session Prof. Andrew Kiondo thanked the participants for the fruitful discussion. He then called upon the OSSREA Liaison Officer, Dr. Stephen M. Kapunda to close the workshop.
The Liaison Officer officially closed the workshop after thanking the paper presenters, participants, the two Chairmen, discussants, rappoteurs and organizers. His speech was brief but stressed important aspects.
First, he promised that the paper, summary of papers/workshop will be sent to OSSREA Headquarters in Addis Ababa for assessment and possible evaluation for publication.
Second, he gave hope to the participants that the recommendations agreed upon are important and should not only be shelved in our offices but should be given publicity for implementation.
Third, he congratulated the authors for the papers presented and asked them to continue with such spirit in future. He also encouraged others to do the same in future.
Fourth, he promised that in future a better workshop will be conducted to ensure more participation from not only the academicians/researchers but policy makers and government officials.
Lastly, he officially declared the workshop closed.
