{"id":66248,"date":"2023-06-09T16:00:56","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T13:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kfm.co.ug\/?p=66248"},"modified":"2023-06-09T16:03:56","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T13:03:56","slug":"pm-nabbanja-presides-over-heroes-day-as-covid-keeps-museveni-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kfm.dembefm.ug\/staging_h\/pm-nabbanja-presides-over-heroes-day-as-covid-keeps-museveni-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Nabbanja presides over Heroes\u2019 Day as Covid keeps Museveni away"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Jackson Onyango<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Prime Minister of Uganda, Robinah Nabbanja has for the second consecutive time presided over the National Heroes&#8217; Day celebrations organized at Kasaala Parish Grounds in Butuntumula sub-county, Luwero district.<\/p>\n<p>Nabbanja officiated at a similar event in 2022 at Kololo ceremonial grounds in Kampala while the president was in Sebei and Karamoja sub-regions to address the insecurity occasioned by cattle rustlers.<\/p>\n<p>President Yoweri Museveni delegated Nabbanja to officiate at the 34th Heroes&#8217; Day having taken leave to isolate from the public after he tested positive for Covid-19.<\/p>\n<p>Activities to mark the 34th Heroes&#8217;Day celebrations commenced with the commissioning of the construction works for the 29.7-kilometre road from Luwero to Butalangu.<\/p>\n<p>Nabbanja thereafter went on to lay a wreath on the mass grave at Kasaala village Butuntumula sub-county where an estimated 1,342 skulls are buried.<\/p>\n<p>The grave is among the 34 government has okayed the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities to takeover by constructing befitting structures.<\/p>\n<p>The 34th anniversary of the Heroes Day marked annually on 9th June was declared a public holiday to coincide with the day Edidian Luttamaguzi was a collaborator of the National Resistance Army rebels was murdered by Milton Obote government forces, Uganda National Liberation Army.<\/p>\n<p>The event will see 51 medalists decorated at the occasion marked under the theme; arise Uganda, our heroes sacrifices are now bearing fruits.<\/p>\n<p>Mr George Willington Kiberu, a 99-year-old entrepreneur is among the awardees honoured for having been one of the first Ugandans to establish a private school in 1948.<\/p>\n<p>Kiberu, a former teacher said he started teaching at the age of 14 before he would later on in life establish Light College Katikamu in Masulita, Wakiso district.<\/p>\n<p>The entrepreneurial skills got imparted into his children who they have together founded more than 12 schools including Light High School Seguku.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jackson Onyango The Prime Minister of Uganda, Robinah Nabbanja has for the second consecutive time presided over the National Heroes&#8217; Day celebrations organized at Kasaala Parish Grounds in Butuntumula sub-county, Luwero district. Nabbanja officiated at a similar event in 2022 at Kololo ceremonial grounds in Kampala while the president was in Sebei and Karamoja sub-regions to address the insecurity occasioned by cattle rustlers. President Yoweri Museveni delegated Nabbanja to officiate at the 34th Heroes&#8217; Day having taken leave to isolate from the public after he tested positive for Covid-19. Activities to mark the 34th Heroes&#8217;Day celebrations commenced with the commissioning of the construction works for the 29.7-kilometre road from Luwero to Butalangu. 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