An army officer believed to be Sgt Terencio Okello Lawelo raises the Uganda Flag on October 9, 1962. PHOTO/COURTESY/ JIMMY KWO/FILE Do you remember the name Kanuti Akorimo and the story of Uganda ...

The flag officially replaced the British Union Jack as Uganda's new national banner on the day of the country's independence from Britain, 9 October 1962. "The flag should not be flown until they ...