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President Yoweri Museveni will on Thursday deliver his message of the NRA/NRM Liberation Day, celebrated every January 26.

This year will mark the 38th anniversary of Uganda's liberation.

The President's address will be aired on all major television, radio stations and online platforms, the President's press team said in a statement on Wednesday.

It is scheduled for 8pm local time.

Meanwhile, the anniversary national celebrations will take place in Jinja city at St John SSS Wakitaka in Jinja northern division this Friday.

President Museveni is expected to officiate at the event.

"As usual, the district celebrations shall be held throughout the country to commemorate this significant day at the venues selected by the district leadership on Friday or on a date after the national celebrations," said Minister for the Presidency, Milly Babalanda.

This year's theme is: Building a country we shall cherish.

"The theme takes recognitions of all the efforts and sacrifices made by the brave men and women to liberate Uganda from anti-people forces that had held citizens hostage during the immediate post-independence era of our country," said Babalanda.

She said the theme "fits into the wider NRM Manifesto 2021-26 theme in which His Excellency the President and NRM party committed to 'secure the future of all Ugandans' over the next five years".

The national organizing committee has since invited no more than 800 dignitaries "to be sat in the presidential tent in strict observance to the COVID-19 standard operating procedures," according to Babalanda.

When she addressed a press conference on Monday, Babalanda told reporters that at the time, the national organizing committee had not received any indications of state visitors to grace the occasion and said she would provide an update on this matter as new developments unfold.

"Security agencies have put in place the necessary security measures to secure the venue of the celebrations," she added.

On the day of the celebrations, as many as 53 medals will be handed out to "deserving personalities", the minister said.

"One of the medalllists will be the former Kyabazinga of Busoga, His Royal Highness, henry Wako Muloki OBE, who contributed greatly and largely in the external wing of the struggle."