By Frank Kamuntu
The head of the Office of the National Chairman (ONC) Hajjat Uzeiye Hadijah Namyalo has held a mega presser at Kololo Ceremonial grounds and gave an update on the preparations for the forthcoming Katonga Spirits event.
Chief muzzukulu confirmed to the press that come shine or rain the event will be held on 8th September 2023 and so far government bigwigs, security agencies and the State House have already confirmed attendance of this event which will be the the biggest party of the year.
Namyalo rallied all the youth groups, women groups, and groups for people with special needs, among others to come on that day and celebrate with their beloved President. She noted however that on top of celebrating, there will be other key activities like watching revolutionary movies, exhibitions by bazzukulu who are successful in entrepreneurship, sharing of testimonies of the life of Jajja and other key historical, airing and watching of documentaries about the life of Jajja and struggle, cultural performances, and musical performances and music gala from parts of the country, cleaning of Kampala streets as part of pre-event mobilization among others.
Namyalo said the event is organized by ONC and all the major political movements; revolutionary guards and those from the MK movement will all be around to celebrate with the President Museveni and those who fought and won the Katonga battle hence bringing peace in Uganda that has seen Ugandans enjoying restful nights for the last three decades.
”I want to tell you that nothing can stop this event and also assure you that a huge number I can’t estimate is already warming up to shake this Kololo come D-Day. Therefore, I take this opportunity to invite all bazzukulu, children of the veterans and historians to come and share good vibes with their President on 8th September 2023,” Namyalo rallied the wanainchi.
Asked why among all the battles they decided to focus on Katonga, Namyalo revealed that there is something special with Katonga as this where indeed a bloody battle happened and it wouldn’t have been successful had it not been for the magical command of Gen Salim Saleh, and his fearless troops.
”We have for very many years been giving much attention to Luwero and Kabamba battles. Now this has left many people unaware of what transpired during the Katonga battle and that’s why we came up with this because people who fought that battle also matter but of course, even those from Luwero will join us on 8th September to celebrate their leaders and other historical who perished fighting to put Uganda on world index of peaceful nations,” added Namyalo.
