Voice of America: Ugandans Disappointed with Country's Progress Oct 6th 2012, 15:17 Voice of America | Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries | | Ugandans Disappointed with Country's Progress Oct 6th 2012, 13:11 October 9 marks the 50th anniversary of Uganda's independence, an event the government is celebrating with great fanfare. In 1962 Ugandans had high expectations of their new nation. But not many of those expectations have been realized. On the day Uganda was granted independence from Britain - October 9, 1962 - Denis Kazibwe's father planted a tree. "A tree for independence. That was the first time we were served bread and tea with milk, and all of us got excited," said ... | | | | |
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