Uganda’s neighbors and biggest trading partner Kenya is officially marking the date the East African country got independence from Britain on December 12, 1963.
On this day, Kenyans celebrate the country’s cultural heritage and look back at their country’s journey to independence.
Besides the President Uhuru Kenyatta’s speech, there is elaborate military display, song, dance and food.
Mr Kenyatta has invited Togolese President Fare Essozimna Gnassingbe as the special guest at this year’s commemoration at the Nyayo National Stadium.
Uganda – Kenya relations
Apart from the political relations Uganda enjoys with Kenya, the two countries are historically intertwined, and are strong business partners who hardly exist without the other. Kenya is Uganda’s biggest business partner in the region.
According to President Museveni, 2014 bilateral trade between Uganda and Kenya was valued at $880 million, with Kenyan exports to Uganda standing at $700 million versus imports of $180 million.
Uganda is home to thousands of Kenyan workers and students. Kenya has also been host to thousands of Uganda over the decades, particularly during the time our country was at war in the 1970s and 1980s. Uganda reciprocated the gesture when we played host to the refugees of the 2008 post-election violence.
