The Entebbe landing site in Kigungu where the martyrs trail was launched in April 2014
By Silvia Nyambura From the world over, millions of pilgrims converge in Uganda to celebrate Martyrs Day in June every year. They commemorate the lives of 45 Christian converts killed for their faith in the 1880’s by Kabaka Mwanga II. Some pilgrims start their journey months in advance, walking from different countries in honor of these martyrs. Some local residents in the surrounding Namu

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Nyambura is a senior journalist based in Kampala

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