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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ugandan national anthem was amended just two months after independence following a complaint from the Church that it was “Godless”. The anthem, a cherished symbol of national pride, is sung at official ceremonies, school parades, and other events across the country. Composed by …

By Mubatsi Asinja Habati The legend of the national anthem courts controversy even in death Fifty years ago Prof. George Kakoma composed a song that was adopted as Uganda’s national anthem at independence. Kakoma has not lived to hear his creative piece of music played on October 9, 2012 as …