How old were you in 1962?
I was 14 and I was very lucky because I happened to have been raised in Katwe (a suburb in Kampala), so I walked to Kololo Airstrip where the Union Jack was to be lowered for the last time in Uganda at midnight. Everybody was excited.
I witnessed the arrival of Governor Sir Walter Coutts and that of the Duke and Lady Kent, who were representing the Queen of England.
I also saw the arrival of the Kabaka (Edward Frederick Muteesa II) who was to be declared the president – although without much power.
When the Union Jack was lowered and the Uganda flag went up, what a sight!
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