His Excellency President Armando Guebuza with members of the CRM during the
opening of the Mission at the Joachim Alberto Chissano International
Conference Centre in Maputo.
55.
In the course of its work, the CRM met with senior government officials in
the thematic clusters. It also interacted with representatives and officials from
various institutions with a bearing on governance, including the Cabinet, the
Judiciary and the Attorney-General, the General Assembly, the Internal Revenue
Authority, the Auditor-General, the Central Bank, the Anticorruption Body and
various government departments. The CRM also held discussions with nonstakeholder groups, including private sector representatives, CSOs, women’s
groups and political parties. It also held a meeting with development partners.
56.
Significantly, from 17 February to 27 February, the CRM visited and held interactive sessions with stakeholders from all nine provinces of Mozambique. The
regional visits commenced in Maputo province at Matola on 17 February 2009,
followed by the Gaza and Inhambane provinces at Xai-Xai on 18 February. On
20 and 21 February, the Team held sessions in Zambézia province at Quelimane and departed for Nampula on 22 February. As elsewhere, the CRM held
sessions at Nampula for the Niassa, Cabo Delgado and Nampula provinces.
Representatives of stakeholders from three provinces were in attendance. On
24 February, the Team departed for Beira city, where it held sessions for Sofala
province the next day. The Team wound up its provincial tours with sessions in
Chimoio city on 26 February, attended by delegates from the two provinces of
Tete and Manica.
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