Gomba to host national Heroes Day celebrations
Dr Chris Baryomunsi, the minister of ICT and National Guidance said Wednesday while addressing journalists at the Uganda Media Centre that the function will be celebrated at Kasooli in Mpenja sub-county on Sunday, June 9, 2024.
Heroes Day serves as a reminder to current and future generations of the importance of courage, resilience and service to the nation.
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GOMBA - The government has gazetted Gomba district as the venue for this year’s Heroes Day celebrations.
Dr Chris Baryomunsi, the minister of ICT and National Guidance said Wednesday while addressing journalists at the Uganda Media Centre that the function will be celebrated at Kasooli in Mpenja sub-county on Sunday, June 9, 2024.
He said the venue was arrived at during the weekly Cabinet meeting presided over by President Yoweri Museveni at State Entebbe on Monday, May 13, 2024.
During the meeting at State House, Baryomunsi said, the Ministry of the Presidency had presented an information paper about the celebration which was unanimously adopted.
According to the minister, other items discussed on Monday included the Early Childhood Development (ECD) policy and the upcoming Mass Enrolment and Renewal of national identity cards.
Dr Chris Baryomunsi, the minister of ICT and National Guidance said Wednesday while addressing journalists at the Uganda Media Centre that the function will be celebrated at Kasooli in Mpenja sub-county on Sunday, June 9, 2024. (New Vision/Files)
Key event
The minister said that his counterpart, presidency minister Milly Babalanda, and officers in charge of the Heroes Day preparations, would at a later date give details about the preparations for the event.
“We hope many Ugandans will come to participate and attend this key event that speaks to our history,” Baryomunsi said.
The government commemorates Heroes' Day every June 9, in memory of the first NRM/A heroes executed in Kikandwa, Luweero district, by the Uganda National Liberation Army (UNLA) in 1981.
The area played a pivotal role in the five-year guerrilla war that brought President Museveni to power.
Heroes Day serves as a reminder to current and future generations of the importance of courage, resilience and service to the nation.
Last year’s event took place at Kasaala playground in Butuntumula sub-county, Luwero district under the theme “Arise Uganda: Our Heroes’ Sacrifices Now Bear Fruits”.