PRESS RELEASE DUE TO THE BARBARIC AND COWARDLY ACT IN WHICH OVER 65 UGANDANS WERE KILLED AND SEVERAL OTHERS INJURED BY BOMB BLASTS AT THE KYADDONDO RUGBY GROUNDS AND IN KABALAGALA AS THEY WATCHED A WORLD CUP FINAL FOOTBALL MATCH ON 11TH JULY 2010; AND UNDER THE POWERS CONFERRED UPON HIM BY THE CONSTITUTION; HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA HAS DECLARED ONE WEEK OF NATIONAL MOURNING FOR THE VICTIMS OF THE BOMB BLASTS BEGINNING TUESDAY 13TH JULY 2010. DURING THIS PERIOD, ALL FLAGS ON PUBLIC BUILDINGS WILL FLY AT HALF MAST. ALL UGANDANS ARE REQUIRED TO OBSERVE THESE NATIONAL DAYS OF MOURNING.
DR. WABUDEYA BEATRICE (MP) MINISTER IN CHARGE OF THE PRESIDENCY
