President Paul Kagame is in Kampala, Uganda where he is attending celebrations to mark Uganda’s 50th anniversary of Independence which began with the inauguration of the Bujagali Hydropower Plant in Jinja district.
Also present at the Independence celebrations include: Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe,President of Benin (who is the current African Union chairman), Mwai Kibaki of Kenya, Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania, Pierre Nkurunziza of Burundi, South Sudan’s Salva Kiir, the Ethiopian Prime minister, DRC’s Joseph Kabila.
Prince Edward, the Duke of Kent has described Ugandans as warm and friendly people.
The Duke also observed, “There is no doubt Uganda has enormous potential for growth.”
Before noon, at least 39 babies were born on Tuesday, in three hospitals in Kampala as Ugandans celebrated fifty years of Uganda’s independence.
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