The President's speech during the golden jubilee celebrations 2012

Abstract

I congratulate all the Ugandans for attaining the 50 years since independence in 1962. Congratulations! I also use this occasion to welcome their Excellencies, the Presidents of the fraternal African countries who have come to join us on this occasion. Here today, we have their Excellencies: H.E. Dr. Boni Yayi, President of the Republic of Benin and the Chairman of the AU; H.E. Robert Mugabe, President of the Republic of Zimbabwe; H.E. Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda; H.E. Joseph Kabila, President of the DRC; H.E. Mwai Kibaki, President of the Republic of Kenya; H.E. François Bozize, President of the Central African Republic; H.E. Pierre Nkurunziza, President of the Republic of Burundi; H.E. Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, President of the Republic of Mauritania; H.E. Ian Kharma, President of the Republic of Botswana; H.E. Salva Kiir, President of the Republic of South Sudan; H.E. Mohamed Morsi, President of the Republic of Egypt; the Rt. Hon. Hailemariam Desalegn, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia; and H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of Somalia.