President Yoweri Museveni has been joined by five other EAC presidents to Uganda\u2019s 60th independence day anniversary at a colourful function held at Kololo independence grounds<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Held under the theme,\u201d October 9th<\/sup>; a declaration of African interdependence and our shared unity\u201d, the celebrations which were closed for the general public due to the Covid -19 and Ebola virus , was attended by Kenya\u2019s newly elected President Dr. William Ruto, Burundi\u2019s Evariste Ndayishimye who is also the chairperson of the East African Community, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud(Somalia), Salva Kiir(South Sudan) and Zanzibar\u2019s Dr. Hussein Ali Mwinyi \u2013 who also represented the Tanzanian president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n President Ruto said thus ” President Museveni as our elder. We have tremendous respect for him.He has the challenge to lead to bring down our boundaries so that we can have a borderless East African Community. We cannot share poverty and anger . But we can share opportunities and prosperity ,” Ruto stated eloquently , emphasizing that the community should eliminate the boundaries , borders and barriers that separate the peoples of East Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On Saturday evening the heads of state were hosted to a state dinner by the host, President Museveni as Speke Resort Hotel in Munyonyo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In a tweet after his arrival, President Ruto said the ties between Kenya and Uganda are now closer than ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHad a great meeting with President Museveni at State House, Entebbe, Uganda, ahead of tomorrow\u2019s 60th Independence Day celebrations. The Kenya \u2013 Uganda bond is growing stronger,\u201dRuto tweeted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n President Museveni said, \u201cI held a fruitful discussion with President Ruto at State House Entebbe this evening, we discussed matters of mutual interest to our nations and people. Ungana nami kumkaribisha Rais wa Jamhuri ya Kenya.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n At Kololo Uganda exhibited its military advancements including airforce paratroopers that divided from the skies and innovations coming out of Uganda . Some of the innovations showcased included products in the E-mobility space . Under the Ministry of Science Technology and Innovation led by Minister Dr. Monica Musenero \u2013 products such as the Kayoola fully electric buses and the Kayoola Diesel Coach produced by Uganda\u2019s Automotive Industry captains \u2013 Kiira Motors Corporation were displayed at a parade witnessed by the foreign heads of state and other dignitaries . <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Ugandan made vehicles are also a big attraction at the Lugogo trade show .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" President Yoweri Museveni has been joined by five other EAC presidents to Uganda\u2019s 60th independence day anniversary at a colourful<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6881,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[227],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6875","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uganda-s-60th-independence-anniversary"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/state002-data.jpg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11178,"url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/museveni-to-attend-60th-anniversary-of-the-zanzibar-revolution\/","url_meta":{"origin":6875,"position":0},"title":"Museveni To Attend 60th Anniversary Of The Zanzibar Revolution","author":"UgandaUpdate","date":"January 12, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Uganda's President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni\u2069 is in Zanzibar to attend the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Zanzibar Revolution. 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