The opposition Forum for Democratic Change Party has confirmed that they will hold parallel Independence Commemoration event on Wednesday, 9th October 2019 at the Party Headquarters starting 10:00am.
Addressing journalists at their offices on Monday, the party spokesperson Mr Ibrahim Ssemuju Nganda said it is useless to celebrate the Independence when 70 per cent of Ugandans are poor and cannot pay school fees for their children.
“Independence is not only about passing time, but to celebrate the achievements the country has achieved. The government is just wasting a lot of money in these celebrations,” he said.
According to Ssemujju, independence is about celebrating achievements the country has achieved.
“I advise the president to pick a leaf from our neighbors, Tanzania where Independence celebrations were abolished,” he said.
Ssemujju also revealed that they will have a lecture delivered by their former presidential candidate Dr Kizza Besigye about how the country got its Independence, among other things.
