[Photos] 8-year-old girl acts as Uganda's army chief for 10 minutes

Uganda’s army chief allowed an 8-year old girl to act in his stead. Angel Tyra Muwanguzi a pupil of “Train Up a Child Primary School,” Bugolobi took the seat of General Katumba Wamala. She served as Uganda’s Chief of Defense Forces, for ten minutes. The ceremony was organized by Ugandan wing of Plan International together with Gals Forum International, a local NGO. The idea is to demonstrate that girls can perform duties that men do. We want to demystify the accessibility to this office and so are pleased to be a part of this event to support and inspire girls on this memorable day. It is part of the events the groups organized ahead of the International day of the girl child scheduled for 11th October.

“We want to demystify the accessibility to this office and so are pleased to be a part of this event to support and inspire girls on this memorable day,” Gen. Katumba said after the event. Africa News