Saturday, January 4, in pictures

Jan 04, 2020

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President Yoweri Museveni interacts with musician Full-Figure at the start of the journey. Photos by Eddie Ssejjoba

Flagged off Saturday from Wakiso district by President Yoweri Museveni, also the National Resistance Movement (NRM) chairman, the team of largely youths (whom the President fondly calls Bazzukulu) are destined for Bukatira in Nakaseke district, the first pitstop.

ARRIVAL

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GREETINGS

The young and old lined up to greet the President and he gave them his time

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Museveni was received by NRM Secretary General Kasule Lumumba

GENERAL SALUTE

 

  

 Gen. Stephen Kashaka (left) and other Senior officers

 
Also part of the trek, codenamed Africa Kwetu, are war veterans and well-wishers.

Saturday marks the first of six days of footslogging from Galamba in Wakiso to Birembo in Kibaale district, the end point.

 

 Catherine Kusasira (Centre) is among the many artistes on the trek

 Museveni interacting with veterans and other trekkers

 

 Hajji Sseddunga addressing the trekkers

 

 

 Museveni chats with Luwero minister Ssozi Galabuzi

 JOURNEY STARTS

 

Notable officials on the trek include ministers Ruth Nankabirwa, NRM secretary-general Kasule Lumumba, Esther Mbayo, Peter Ogwang, Rosemary Sseninde, Judith Nabakooba, Godfrey Kiwanda.

Others are Kakooza Mutale, Hajji Sseddunga, Catherine Kusaasira, Full Figure, Maj. Gen. Stephen Kashaka, Gen Pecos Kutesa, Ofwono Opondo, and Dr. Keneth Omona.

 

 

 

 Veteran journalist Maj. Rolland Kakooza Mutale (in yellow attire) also joined the trek

 

 

 Primary education minister Rosemary Sseninde is among the trekkers

 Major Kakooza Mutale chats with journalists

 

 

 

 

 Tourism state minister Godfrey Kiwanda (centre) on the trek

 

 

 Journalists struggling not to be outpaced by the President on the trek

 

 

 

 

 

 

In some trading centres people are drumming and dancing. Others lined up along the roads and trading centres to wave at the trekkers.

 

 The President occasionally stopped to greet the people

The team had by 12:00pm walked past Kabaale TC in Masuliita walking towards Nakatunda towards Ssemuto in Nakaseke district at Butikira the final rest station for the first day.

 

 The trekkers are making several stopovers for refreshments and where the President branches off in homes to greet people.

 

 



 

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