A rare photograph of Dr Andrew Kayiira addressing a rally in Uganda after the overthrow of Dr Milton Obote’s government.
On Thursday March 6, 2014 it will be
27 years since Uganda’s freedom fighter Dr Andrew Lutakome Kayiira was
gunned down in the suburbs of Kampala while staying with a friend.
Who killed him? Why did he die? Did he
die in vain? These are the many questions that remain unanswered to this
day. Buried in an obscure cemetery outside Kampala, his efforts to give
his life for the freedom of others have all but been forgotten. His
name is not mentioned when the country remembers its great freedom
fighters. His family has all but been forgotten as others enjoy the
fruits of his sweat.
The London Evening Post will be
remembering him this Thursday and will dedicate all the day’s reports to
his memory. We are inviting anybody anywhere in the world who would
like to contribute to Dr Kayiira’s memory to send us an article not more
than 2000 words in his memory. Whether that memory is good or bad, we
will publish it. Whatever you knew about him, whether good or bad, will
be posted. People of Half London on the outskirts of Kampala where he
spent most of his last days, are encouraged to send in anything you
remember about this great son of Uganda. The people of Boston,
Massachusetts where he spent time during his exile days are also
encouraged to send in what you remember about his days with you. Do you
have a photo of him during that time? Email it to us for the Remembrance
Day.
Our editor Henry Gombya in whose
house Dr Kayiira was shot dead, will relive the moments the attack took
place and what has happened to him and his family since. We invite all
our readers to observe a minute’s silence at 1130pm Uganda time (2030
GMT) on Wednesday 5 March, 2014 to remember, wherever you may be in this
world, the moment Dr Kayiira’s life was taken away from us.
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