Daily Monitor
Sunday April 18 2021
Summary
There is nothing to celebrate in contemporary Zimbabwe, despite high hopes and great expectations most people had in that beautiful and rich country.
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In the capital Harare and elsewhere, the gallant and patriotic people of Zimbabwe will today mark the 41st anniversary of independence achieved on April 18, 1980 after a bitter, costly and protracted liberation war waged against a racist minority regime led by a hard-core White racist called Ian Smith.
There is nothing to celebrate in contemporary Zimbabwe, despite high hopes and great expectations most people had in that beautiful and rich country.
Many foreign dignitaries attended Zimbabwe’s independence celebrations in 1980. Queen Elisabeth II was represented by Prince Charles. Heads of state or government in attendance included, president Shehu Shagari of Nigeria, president Kenneth Kaunda of Zambia, president Seretse Khama of Botswana, prime minister Indira Gandhi of
Tribute to William George Naggaga – (1946-2020)
Sunday December 20 2020
Ambassador William George Naggaga breathed his last on December 5 at a Nairobi hospital. I was shocked and devastated when I learnt of my dear and good friend’s passing on from Ms Mary Naggaga. He was laid to rest on December 15 at Bwotansimbi, Buloba, Wakiso District.
Naggaga was a distinguished career diplomat, a gentleman, a patriot, a scholar, a pan-Africanist and a global citizen.
I would like to convey heartfelt condolences to Ms Naggaga and the bereaved family on behalf of friends and colleagues of William. I thank God for William’s exemplary life, his family, friendship and witness as a devoted Christian. William Naggaga and Daudi Taliwaku (RIP) were my closest friends in Uganda’s diplomatic service.