The mood has been all cheery and celebratory in the runner up to the Golden Jubilee fete.         newvision.co.ug  [Today, Uganda – the Pearl of Africa – becomes the third of the five East African Community (EAC) nations to mark 50 years of its independence. Rwanda and Burundi clocked 50 three months back on July 1, and now Uganda has followed suit. Exactly half a century ago, the British flag – Union Jack – was lowered and the new Uganda flag hoisted to take its place in a historic event that took place at Kololo airstrip in Kampala. That officially marked an end to nearly 70 years of British rule in Uganda and ushered in an era of renaissance for the east African nation.]

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