adminEmmerson Mnangagwa (Defence) and Sydney Sekeramayi (State Security).
Zimbabwe National Army commander Lieutenant-General Phillip Valerio Sibanda, police commissioner-general Augustine Chihuri and commissioner of prisons, Retired Major-General Paradzai Zimondi, were also at the airport to see off the President.
On arrival at Entebbe International Airport President Mugabe who is accompanied by Foreign Affairs Minister Simbarashe Mumbengegwi, was welcomed by Uganda’s Attorney-General Peter Nyombi and Zimbabwe ambassador to Kenya who also services Uganda, Ambassador Kelebert Nkomani.
In an interview soon after arrival Presidential spokesperson George Charamba said the Ugandan celebrations were important.
“Uganda was one of the first countries in Africa to gain independence. These celebrations are very important for Africa at large and we are proud to be associated with them,” he said.
President Mugabe was expected to attend a State Banquet hosted by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni late last night.
Some of the Head of States and Governments who are due to attend the celebrations include Boni Yayi of Benin, Joyce Banda of Malawi, Paul Kagame of Rwanda,
Salva Kiir of South Sudan, Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania, Mohammed Morsi of Egypt and Hassan Sheik Mohamud of Somalia.
Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila, President Mwai Kibaki of Kenya and President Pierre Nkurunziza of Burundi are also expected to attend.
The colossal celebrations, expected to be attended by more than 10 000 people, are going to be held at the Kololo Independence Grounds in Kampala.
The celebrations would be held under the theme: “50-year journey since independence 1962-2012, a good foundation for social and economic transformation”.
Uganda got independence from Britain on October 9, 1962, making it one of the earliest countries to be liberated in Africa.
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