Poland in Kenya

The event was addressed to representatives of the Polish community in Uganda, who showed up in large numbers for the ceremony, the diplomatic corps in Kampala, and selected representatives of the Ugandan administration. Business delegates from Poland, who came to the Polish-Ugandan Economic Seminar on November 12, including the President of the Polish Trade and Investment Agency, Andrzej Dycha, also took part in the joint celebration. The guest of honor was the State Minister of Tourism of Uganda, Martin Mugarra Bahinduka. Diplomatic representatives included the ambassadors of Belgium, Germany, Japan, Kenya, the Netherlands, the EU, and others. The ceremony was opened by the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Poland in Kampala, Prof. Ephraim Kamuntu, and the Ambassador of the Republic of Poland, Mirosław Gojdź, who emphasized the historical nature of the event and its exceptional significance for Polish-Ugandan relations.

During the ceremony, the exhibition "Poland - a new home. Poles in Africa 1942-1954" was opened, presenting the fate of Polish refugees from Siberia who were settled in British colonies in East Africa, primarily Uganda, during World War II. The opening of the exhibition was preceded by a historical lecture by Prof. Samwiri Lunyiigo Lwanga. The exhibition has been presented at the Golf Course Hotel until 13 November 2024. The artistic part also included a performance by Uganda Martyrs Choir and Vision For Africa High School, which presented a play about the arrival of Poles in Uganda.

On the occasion of the Independence Day celebrations, representatives of the Embassy laid flowers at the Polish cemetery in Koja – the site of one of the two camps for Polish refugees established in Uganda in 1942.