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After months of field visits across four districts of Uganda, a report shows that there is need to unpack the national symbols and values as a way of informing and awakening what is termed as “the underlying spirit and love of Ugandans for their country.”
The report titled The National Symbols and Values: Implication for Patriotism and National Development Project, was conducted by Makerere University’s Research and Innovative Fund (RIF), Makerere University, funded by the Government of Uganda.
Under the current Constitution, according to the report, some to Uganda’s national symbols are the flag and the national anthem, and that these symbols have all that the nation needs to communicate its vision, aspirations and values.
Daily Monitor
Sunday December 13 2020
Joshua Cheptegei (centre) poses with the Uganda flag as he celebrates after winning the athletic’s men’s 5000m final during the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games at the Carrara Stadium, Australia, on April 8, 2018. PHOTO/AFP.
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Another shocking revelation from the trainings, according to the report, was that many of the participants were also not well versed with the number of colours of the Uganda flag.
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After months of field visits across four districts of Uganda, a report shows that there is need to unpack the national symbols and values as a way of informing and awakening what is termed as “the underlying spirit and love of Ugandans for their country.”
Triangular Shape, National Symbols: What The New Parliament Will Look Like The new Parliament building construction, estimated to cost Rs 971 crore, is expected to finish before the country s 75th Independence Day in 2022, but it cannot begin yet as a legal challenge to the project is pending in the Supreme Court.
Updated: December 10, 2020 7:58 pm IST
The new Parliament will have a triangular shape, and its interiors will have three national symbols.
New Delhi:
The new parliament building - the foundation stone for which was laid Thursday by Prime Minister Narendra Modi - will be the highlight of the ambitious Rs 20,000 crore Central Vista project that PM Modi said will become a symbol of a new and self-reliant India .