Liberation Day

Olunaku lw’Okunonola Eggwanga mu Uganda (NRM Liberation Day)

Olunaku lw’Okunonola Eggwanga, olumanyiddwa ennyo nga NRM Liberation Day, lukulu nnyo mu byafaayo by’eggwanga lya Uganda. Luno si lunaku lwa kuwummula bulago bwokka, naye kaseera ka kwebaza, okujjukira, n’okwekenneenya olugendo Uganda luyiseemu okuva lwe yafuna obwetwaze mu 1962. Buli nga January 26, Bannauganda okuva mu nkoligo z’eggwanga zonna bakungana okujjukira omulundi gwe gumu ogwakyusa ebyobufuzi by’eggwanga lino emirembe n’emirembe. Luno lwe lunaku eggye lya National Resistance Army (NRA), eryali likulembeddwa Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, lwe lyayingira mu kibuga Kampala mu 1986, ne liwangula gavumenti y’amagye eyaliwo, ekyaggulawo omulyango gw’emirembe n’enkulaakulana ebimaze emyaka egisukka mu nnyansatila.

Okukwatibwa kw’olunaku luno kuliko akatono k’ebitontome n’ebinyumu, naye era kulimu n’okusiriikirira okulowooza ku bakaaba n’abalwanyi abaawaayo obulamu bwabwe mu nsiko y’e Luweero. Eri munnauganda asigala awaka, luno luba lunaku lwa kulaba pulezidenti ng’ayogera ku mbeera y’eggwanga, okulaba amagye nga gajaganya, n’okwebaza Katonda olw’emirembe egiriwo. Kyokka, eri abakulembeze b’ekibiina kya National Resistance Movement (NRM), luno luba lunaku lwa kulaga birungi ebituukiddwako, okusiima abalwanyi abakyaliwo, n’okunyweza obumu mu Bannauganda. Luno lwe lunaku oluzza buggya essuubi ly’eggwanga nti emirembe gy’olutalo n’obutali mutebenkevu gyaggwaawo ddala.

Essanyu ly’olunaku luno liva ku nkyukakyuka eyaliwo mu 1986. Uganda ey’omu myaka gy’ensatila (1970s n’ekitundu ky’omwaka 1980) yali emanyiddwa olw’ebikolwa eby’obukambwe, okutta abantu abatalina musango, n’ebyenfuna ebyali bigudde eddalu. Okuyingira kwa NRA mu Kampala kwatwalibwa nga "okuva mu nzikiza okudda mu kitangaala." Olunaku luno luba n’ebintu bingi ebigenda mu maaso okuva mu by’obuwangwa, emikolo gy’amagye, n’ebyobufuzi, ebisikiriza buli muntu, kaba kabonero k’obumu eri eggwanga eryali lyayawukamu ennyo mu biseera by’olutalo.

Olunaku luno luli ddi mu 2026?

Mu mwaka gwa 2026, Olunaku lw’Okunonola Eggwanga lujja kukwatibwa ku:

Olunaku mu sabbiiti: Monday Ennaku z’omwezi: January 26, 2026 Ebiseera ebisigaddeyo: Kusigadde ennaku 23 okulutuukako.

Olunaku luno lwa nkalakkalira mu kalenda ya Uganda. Buli mwaka lukwatibwa ku nnaku z’omwezi 26 eza mwezi ogusooka (January). Bwe luba lugudde ku lunaku lw’omulimu (nga ku luno olwa 2026 bwe kuli nti lugudde ku Monday), Bannauganda bafuna ekiwummulo eky’omulimu. Ssinga luba lugudde ku lwa Ssabbiiti, gavumenti etera okulirangira ku lwa mbalaza oluddako okusobozesa abakozi n’abayizi okujaguza obulungi.

Ebyafaayo n’Ensibuko y’Olunaku luno

Okusobola okutegeera obukulu bwa January 26, olina okudda emabega mu byafaayo bya Uganda. Okuva mu 1962, Uganda yafuna obwetwaze okuva mu Bungereza, naye emirembe gyalwawo okubula. Eggwanga lyayingira mu mbeera y’obutali mutebenkevu, n’okukubagana kw’amagye. Pulezidenti Milton Obote ne Idi Amin baafuukana n’okukwata obuyinza mu ngeri ey’effujjo. Idi Amin, eyali asinga okumanyibwa olw’obukambwe, yagobwa mu 1979, naye eggwanga ne lisigala mu kasambatuko.

Mu 1980, okulonda okwaliwo kwagambibwa nti kwali kuddiddwamu obubi (rigged) ne kuleeta Milton Obote ku buyinza omulundi ogw’okubiri. Kino kyaletera Yoweri Museveni, eyali omu ku beetaba mu kulonda okwo, okulangirira nti agenda mu nsiko okulwanyisa gavumenti ey’obulyake. Olutalo luno olwamanyibwa nga "Bush War" lwatandikira mu kitundu ky’e Luweero Triangle n’abalwanyi 27 bokka n’emmundu ntono nnyo.

Okumala emyaka etaano (1981-1986), eggye lya NRA lyalwana n’eggye lya gavumenti (UNLA). Mu kaseera kano, Bannauganda bangi baafiirwa obulamu bwabwe, naye eggye lya Museveni lyagenda lyeyongera amaanyi olw’okuwagirwa abantu baabulijjo abaali bakooye obukulembeze obubi. Nga January 25, 1986, NRA yatuuka ku mulyango gw’ekibuga Kampala. Olunaku oluddako, nga January 26, 1986, ekibuga kyonna kyali mu mikono gy’abalwanyi ba NRM, era gavumenti ya Tito Okello Lutwa eyaliwo neegwa.

Nga January 29, 1986, Yoweri Museveni yalayizibwa ku mwaliiro gwa Palamenti nga Pulezidenti wa Uganda. Mu kwogera kwe okwasooka, yagamba nti: "Kuno si kukyusa mbeera ya muntu omu okudda mu kifo ky’omulala, naye nkyukakyuka ya nnamaddala mu bukulembeze bw’eggwanga lino" (This is not a mere change of guards, but a fundamental change). Okuva olwo, olunaku lwa January 26 lwafuuka lwa nkalakkalira okulaga enkyukakyuka eyo mu byafaayo bya Uganda.

Engeri Bannauganda gye Bajaguzaamu

Okujaguza Olunaku lw’Okunonola Eggwanga mu Uganda kutegekebwa mu ngeri ya nnamaddala, n’ebitundu eby’enjawulo ebikwatagana:

1. Omukolo Omukulu ogw’Eggwanga

Gavumenti etegeka omukolo omukulu ogubeera mu kifo ekiba kirondeddwa (buli mwaka ekifo kikyuka okusobozesa ebitundu by’eggwanga eby’enjawulo okwetaba mu kujaguza). Mu mwaka gwa 2024, omukolo gwali mu disitulikiti y’e Jinja, era ne mu 2026, wajja kubawo ekifo ekikulu ekijja okulondebwa.

Okuyita kw’amagye (Military Parade): Amagye ga Uganda (UPDF), amagye ag’omu mbeera (Police), n’ab’ebitongole ebirala bayita mu maaso ga Pulezidenti nga balaga amaanyi n’obuyiiya bwabwe. Kino kiba kiraga nti eggwanga liri mu mirembe era likuumibwa bulungi. Okugaba Medali: Luno lulunaku Pulezidenti lwe masiima Bannauganda n’abantu abalala abakoze ebirungi eby’enjawulo mu kulwanirira emirembe n’enkulaakulana. Medali ziweebwa abalwanyi b’omu nsiko (veterans), abakozi ba gavumenti, n’abantu baabulijjo abawaddeyo ennyo eri eggwanga. Okwogera kwa Pulezidenti: Kino kiba kitundu kikulu nnyo. Pulezidenti Museveni ayogera ku ntuuko z’eggwanga, enteekateeka za gavumenti, ebyenfuna, n’okukuutira abavubuka okwagala eggwanga lyabwe. Omulamwa gw’omwaka guba gwawukana, naye guba n’ekigendererwa ky’okuzimba eggwanga ery’omu maaso.

2. Ebinyumu n’Obuwangwa

Wabeerawo amazina g’ekinnansi okuva mu bitundu by’eggwanga eby’enjawulo nga Buganda, Busoga, Acholi, Ankole, n’ebirala. Kino kiraga obumu mu njawulo z’obuwangwa obuli mu Uganda. Abayimbi ab’amaanyi nabo bayitibwa okusanyusa abantu ababa bakunganye.

3. Okujaguza mu Bitundu (Regional Celebrations)

Wadde wabawo omukolo omukulu, ne mu disitulikiti endala wabawo emikolo emitonotono egikulemberwa ba Resident District Commissioners (RDCs). Abantu mu byalo bakungana ne bafumba emmere, ne banywa, era ne banyumya ku ngeri eggwanga gye lyakyukamu okuva mu 1986.

4. Okukozesa Emikutu gya Social Media

Mu myaka gino, abavubuka ba Uganda bakozesa nnyo emikutu nga X (Twitter), Facebook, ne Instagram okukubaganya ebirowoozo ku lunaku luno. Abamu basiima enkulaakulana eyikoleddwa, ate abalala ne bakozesa akaseera kano okulaga ebisoomoozo eggwanga gye liyitamu mu kiseera kino.

Obulombolombo n’Empisa ku Lunaku Luno

Wadde tewali bulombolombo bwa ddiini ku lunaku luno, waliwo empisa ezimanyiddwa: Okunyumirwa emmere y’ekinnansi: Bannauganda baagala nnyo okulya emmere ey’omuwendo nga Luwombo, Matooke, n’enyama y’ente mu mbeera ey’ekijaguzo. Okujjukira abafu: Bannauganda bangi, naddala ab’omu bitundu ebyakosebwa olutalo nga Luweero, bakozesa olunaku luno okujjukira bannyiniabwe abaafiira mu lutalo. Okusaba mu madiini: Ku lwa Ssabbiiti oba mu nnyumba z’okusabiramo ez’enjawulo ezibeera okumpi n’olunaku luno, wabawo okusaba okw’enjawulo okwebaza Katonda olw’emirembe.

Amagezi eri Abalambuzi n’Abagwira (Visitors and Expats)

Ssinga oba oli mu Uganda mu biseera bya January 26, 2026, nnyo nnyo mu kibuga Kampala oba mu kifo awajja okubeera omukolo omukulu, nnyonnyola bino wammanga:

1. Embeera y’Ekibuga: Olunaku luno luba lwa mirembe, naye wabawo ebyokwerinda eby’amaanyi. Amagye ne Polisi biba bingi ku nguudo okukuuma emirembe. Kyangu nnyo okusanga enguudo ezimu nga nzigale, naddala ezo ezidda mu kifo awaba omukolo.
2. Okuvuga n’Ebidduka: Akasattiro k’ebidduka (traffic) kaba katono mu Kampala kubanga abantu bangi tebagenda ku mirimu, naye ssinga oba ogenda mu kitundu awali omukolo, teekateeka okudda mu kaseera k’enkya ennyo.
3. Okugoberera Ebyobufuzi: Olunaku luno lukwatagana nnyo n’ekibiina kya NRM ekiri ku buyinza. Wadde abantu bangi balujaguza nga lunaku lw’eggwanga, abamu ku bawakanya gavumenti bayinza okulutunuulira mu ngeri ey’enjawulo. Nga munnaggwanga, kiba kirungi okuba omugonvu, okusiima ebyafaayo by’eggwanga, n’okwewala okuyingira mu nkaayana z’ebyobufuzi mu lujjudde.
4. Engoye: Ssinga osalawo okwetaba ku mukolo, ayambala mu ngeri eyeesigika (smart casual). Bannauganda baagala nnyo abantu abayambala obulungi ku mikolo emikulu.
5. Ebifo by’Obulambuzi: Ebifo by’obulambuzi nga Paaka z’ebisolo (National Parks), amayumba g’ebitabo (Museums), ne wooteeri biba biggule. Guno guba mukisa mulungi okulambula Uganda kubanga abantu bangi baba bali mu binyumu.

Ebyenfuna n’Emirimu: Ki ekiba kiggule ne ki ekiba kiggale?

Olunaku lwa January 26 luba lunaku lwa kuwummula mu ggwanga lyonna (Public Holiday). Kino kitegeeza nti:

Ofiisi za Gavumenti: Zonna ziba nzigale. Bbanka: Bbanka zisinga obungi ziba nzigale, naye ebyuma bya ATM biba bikola. Okukozesa ssente ku mikutu gy’essimu (Mobile Money) kiba kikola bulungi. Amasomero: Gano gaba nzigale kubanga olulunaku luba mu kaseera k’ebiwummulo ebinene eby’omwaka (nga n’amasomero amamu tegannatandika ttaamu esooka). Maduka n’Obutale: Amatundiro amanene (Supermarkets) ne butale obw’omu mabaala gaba maggule. Abantu bangi badda mu butale okugula emmere n’ebyokunywa. Ebidduka by’abantu bonna: Takisi n’ebidduka ebitambuza abantu okuva mu kitundu ekimu okudda mu kirala biba bikola, wadde nga biba bitono nnyo okusinga ennaku ez’omulimu.

Obukulu bw’Olunaku luno mu Uganda ey’Omulembe guno

Mu mwaka gwa 2026, Uganda ejja kuba emaze emyaka 40 mu bukulembeze bwa NRM. Kino kitegeeza nti okulujaguza kujja kuba kwa nnamaddala okusinga emyaka egiyise. Eri abavubuka abaazaalibwa oluvannyuma lwa 1986, abaitibwa "Base-86", luno luba lunaku lwa kwebuuza: "Ki ekiddaako?" Wadde emirembe gy’emmundu gyasinga okutebenkezebwa, eggwanga likyalina ebisoomoozo nga ebbula ly’emirimu, obulyake, n’embeera z’ebyobulamu ezikyetaaga okulongoosebwa.

Gavumenti ekozesa olunaku luno okukubiriza Bannauganda okwenyigira mu nnyanguyirizi y’enkulaakulana ey’ekitongole kya PDM (Parish Development Model) n’enteekateeka endala ezigendererwa okuggya abantu mu bwavu. Olunaku lw’Okunonola Eggwanga luba kaseera ka kuddamu buggya amaanyi g’eggwanga n’okujjukira nti emirembe gyatandikira ku buntu butono obwafuuka ekintu ekinene.

Okufundikira

Olunaku lw’Okunonola Eggwanga (Liberation Day) si lunaku lwa byafaayo byokka, naye kaseera k’okus