Kampala becomes a city
Oct 08, 2020
Kampala was granted city status during a civic reception at the Town Hall attended by the Duke and Duchess of Kent as well as the governor, Sir Walter Coutts.
INDEPENDENCE HISTORY
On October 8, 1962, thousands of people travelled long distances and converged in Kampala for the independence celebrations. The government organised free meals and drinks for the visitors.
The same day, Kampala was granted city status during a civic reception at the Town Hall attended by the Duke and Duchess of Kent as well as the governor, Sir Walter Coutts.
The Duke handed to the mayor, Barbara Saben, the Letters Patent conferring the new status on Kampala. Accordingly, the Duke became the first Honorary Freeman of the new city when he accepted the offer, extended to him by the mayor and councillors of Kampala.
Kabaka hosts Duke, Duchess
On the same day, Buganda welcomed the Duke and Duchess at a ceremony at Bulange, where the royal visitors were received in the Lukiiko Hall after inspecting a guard of honour mounted by the Buganda Government police outside the Government building.
The royals were handed presents from the Kingdom and had a luncheon with the Kabaka, who in the afternoon gave a garden party for over 2,000 dignitaries in the Lubiri.