At midnight tonight Uganda shall become Independent. We shall have a Uganda flag, a National Anthem and Coat of Arms. These will be symbols, but independence does not begin and end with the selection and raising of a flag, the singing of a National Anthem and the display of a Coat of Arms. Our independence shall mean great responsibilities for all of us without exception.
It has emerged that the Ugandan People's Defence Forces (UPDF) turned down a request by the United Nations to take over a peace keeping mission in Central African Republic (CAR).
