We are 50!
As Uganda marks 50 years of independence, the education ministry has organised a series of activities, including a music, dance and drama festival and a gala for school patriotic clubs that will attract 1,600 school children from 32 schools across the country.
By Michael Odeng
As Uganda marks 50 years of independence, the education ministry has organised a series of activities, including a music, dance and drama festival and a gala for school patriotic clubs that will attract 1,600 school children from 32 schools across the country.
According to a statement from the ministry, the commemorative activities include a four-day music and drama festival at the National Theatre in Kampala and patriotism gala scheduled for October 8, at Old Kampala Secondary School.
The jubilee will run under the theme: 50-years’ Journey since Independence (1962 – 2012): A Good Foundation for Social and Economic Transformation, while the music festival and patriotism gala will be under the theme, Role of Patriotism in Socio- Economic Transformation.