President Yoweri Museveni is in the Zambian Capital City Lusaka on a two-day state visit during which he will also be the chief guest at Zambia’s 52nd, Independence anniversary celebrations due on Monday October 24, 2016 at the Freedom Square.
Museveni was on Sunday October 23, received at the Kenneth Kaunda International Airport by his host President Edgar Chagwa Lungu together with his wife Esther Lungu and the courtesy Minister Given Lubinda, Minister of Justice.
On arrival, Museveni was presented with a bouquet and a 21 gun salute, he was treated to arrival ceremonies witnessed by Zambia service chiefs, the Patriotic Front secretary general Mr. Davies Mwila and the mayor of the city of Lusaka His Worship Wilson Kalumba. He later inspected a guard of honour mounted by officers and men of the Zambia Armed Forces and was entertained by various cultural troupes.
Mr Museveni will later hold a tete a tete meeting with his host President Lungu at the Zambia State House and will also be hosted toa State Banquet in his honour.
He will lay a wreath at the Freedom Statue before paying a courtesy call on Zambia’s founding father Mzee Kenneth Kaunda, the First President of the Republic of Zambia.
On October 24, 1964, Zambia became independent from the United Kingdom and Prime Minister then, Kenneth Kaunda became the inaugural President.
Museveni is accompanied by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Okello Oryem, Members of Parliament; for Tororo County North Annet Nyakecho, Peter Ogwang of Usuk County and Uganda’s High Commissioner to Zambia based in Dar es Salaam Dorothy Hyuha.
