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Kibuli Secondary School
Kibuli Secondary School (KSS) is a mixed boarding junior (S1-S4) and senior (S5-S6) school in Uganda. Location KSS is located on Kibuli Hill, in Makindye Division, in the south-central part of the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of Kibuli Secondary School are:0°18'38.0"N, 32°35'51.0"E (Latitude:0.310556; Longitude:32.597500). Overview The school is affiliated with the Muslim faith, but admission is based on academic performance and is open to any interested student, regardless of religious beliefs. The schools has a reputation of being a leading academic center with a history of sporting achievements. History Prince Badru Kakungulu, a Buganda Royal, who lived during the early 20th Century, donated the on Kibuli Hill, where the school was constructed. The school was founded in 1959. Notable alumni The following are some of the prominent people who have gone through the school: * Nancy Kacungira - Journalist, reporter and presenter at BBC on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State School
State schools (in England, Wales, Australia and New Zealand) or public schools (Scottish English and North American English) are generally primary or secondary educational institution, schools that educate all students without charge. They are funded in whole or in part by taxation. State funded schools exist in virtually every country of the world, though there are significant variations in their structure and educational programmes. State education generally encompasses primary and secondary education (4 years old to 18 years old). By country Africa South Africa In South Africa, a state school or government school refers to a school that is state-controlled. These are officially called public schools according to the South African Schools Act of 1996, but it is a term that is not used colloquially. The Act recognised two categories of schools: public and independent. Independent schools include all private schools and schools that are privately governed. Indepen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buganda
Buganda is a Bantu peoples, Bantu kingdom within Uganda. The kingdom of the Baganda, Baganda people, Buganda is the largest of the traditional kingdoms in present-day East Africa, consisting of Buganda's Districts of Uganda, Central Region, including the Ugandan capital Kampala. The 14 million ''Baganda'' (singular ''Muganda''; often referred to simply by the root word and adjective, Ganda) make up the largest Ugandan region, representing approximately 26.6% of Demographics of Uganda, Uganda's population. Buganda has a History of Buganda, long and extensive history. Unified in the 13th century under the first king Kato Kintu, the founder of Buganda's Kintu Dynasty, Buganda grew to become one of the largest and most powerful states in East Africa during the 18th and 19th centuries. Before the 12th century, the present-day Buganda region was a kingdom known as Muwaawa, which means a sparsely populated place. During the Scramble for Africa, and following unsuccessful attempts to reta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Kanyike
Sarah Kanyike is a Ugandan politician, wo was appointed State Minister for the Elderly and the Disabled on 24 July 2020. Before that, she was the Deputy Lord Mayor of the city of Kampala, Uganda, the capital and largest metropolitan area in the country. She was appointed to that position on 16 June 2016. While serving as Deputy Lord Mayor, she concurrently represented Makindye East in the Kampala Capital City Authority Council. Background and education Kanyike attended Kibuli Secondary School, before joining Makerere University, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Education degree. She is a Muslim and wears Islamic clothing. Work experience During the 2011 to 2016 political season, Sarah Kanyike served as the personal assistant to Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago. She also represented Makindye East in the KCCA Council from 2011 to 2016. In the past, she served as councilor for Makindye East while John Ssebaana Kizito was mayor, between 1998 and 2006. She has once unsuccessful ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moses Muhangi
Moses Muhangi is a former Ugandan professional boxer, entrepreneur and the current president of the Uganda Boxing Federation. He is an appointed Committee member on the Africa Boxing Confederation. He is also an appointed member of both the International Boxing Association (AIBA) Marketing Commission and also the AIBA National Federations Election Observers Commission since 2021. FUFA had been allocated Shs10bn of the Shs17.4bn sports budget, leaving the rest of the federations to share only Shs4bn while Shs3bn went to the National Council of Sports. Personal life He was born on 5 November 1990, in Mulago Kampala to Mr. John Patrick Kapere and Miss Nakawuka Florence. Moses is the first born of the couple's 7 children. He attended Uganda Martyrs Primary school Mbarara, Kibuli Secondary School for his O’level education, and later joined Kitante Hill Secondary School, Kitante Hill School for his high school education. He is an alumnus of Makerere University where he attained ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammad Nsereko
Muhammad Nsereko is an Independent member of the Ugandan parliament, and Lawyer who has represented the Kampala Central Division constituency since 2011. Background and education He was born on 25 August 1981. He attended "Buganda Road Primary School" for his elementary education, graduating in 1995. He then transferred to Kibuli Secondary School, for his middle school education, graduating in 1999. For his high school education, he studied at "Kawempe Muslim Secondary School", graduating in 2002. In 2005, he graduated with a Diploma in Journalism, from the "International Institute of Business and Management Studies"IIBMS. The following year, he graduated from Makerere University, with a Bachelor of Laws. In 2007, he was awarded the Diploma in Legal Practice, by the Law Development Centre. Work experience Nsereko is a professional and registered lawyer and a member of the Uganda Bar. He has worked as a partner in the law firm of "Nsereko, Mukalazi and Company Advocates", si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Tumukunde
Henry Tumukunde is a politician and retired senior military officer of the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF). He ran as an independent for president in the 2021 Ugandan general election. He was the Minister of National Security in the Cabinet of Uganda, appointed to that position on 6 June 2016. On 4 March 2018, he was relieved of his duties in an unexpected cabinet reshuffle. He is also an advocate of the High Court of Uganda. He has served as the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) Director of Planning, Chief of Personnel and Administration, Chief of Military Intelligence as well as serving as the commanding officer of the UPDF Fourth Division, based in Gulu in the Northern Region of Uganda. He has also previously served as the director general of the Internal Security Organisation (ISO). Tumukunde was also a Member of Parliament representing the Army in the Parliament of Uganda between 1995 and 2005. Background and education He was born on 28 February 1959 in Ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moses Matovu
Moses Matovu is a Ugandan musician and saxophonist. He is one of the founders of Afrigo Band, Uganda's longest-lasting band, founded in 1975. Early childhood and education Matovu was born on 19 June 1949 in Kawempe Division, Kampala District to Abdallah Bukenya and Solome Nakitto. When his parents separated, he moved to Mengo, with his mother at the age of five. He spent most of his childhood with his mother. He attended ''Namirembe Primary School'' and later Kibuli Secondary School. He also attended Pillai's Secondary School. However, Matovu's education was cut short in 1966 when traditional institutions were abolished. He was on scholarship from Buganda Kingdom. With no opportunity to continue in school, Matovu concentrated on football and also joined the music industry in 1967 as a vocalist with the Thunderbirds Band. Music Matovu has been in Uganda's music industry for close to 45 years. He started out in Thunderbirds Band in 1967 as a vocalist. From there, he joined the P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ssebaana Kizito
John Ssebaana Kizito (12 September 1934 - 3 July 2017) was a Ugandan businessman, economist and politician. He was the president of the Democratic Party (DP) in Uganda from 2005 to 2010. Kizito was a member of the University Council of Ndejje University. He was reported to be one of the wealthiest people in Uganda, having sizable holdings in real estate and insurance. Background and education Ssebaana was born in Mpande Village, Luweero District, in Uganda's Central Region on 12 September 1934. He attended Kings College Budo and was a graduate of Makerere University. In 1960, he graduated with a Master of Arts degree in economics from the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon in the U.S. Career Kizito'a political career began before Uganda became an independent country. He was a civil servant and politician in several of Uganda's eras of tyranny and political turmoil, including under Idi Amin, Milton Obote, and President Yoweri Museveni's National Resistance Movement governmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Habib Medical School
Habib Medical School (HMS) is the school of medicine of the Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU), one of Uganda's private universities. The school is the newest medical school in the country, having been part of IUIU since 2014. The school provides medical education at diploma and undergraduate levels. Location The medical school is located at the Kampala campus of Islamic University in Uganda, on Kiuli Hillvand adjacent to Kibuli Hospital. This location is approximately , by road, south-east of the central business district of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of Habib Medical School are:0°18'37.0"N, 32°35'40.0"E (Latitude:0.310278; Longitude:32.594444). Overview Habib Medical School constitutes the Faculty of Health Sciences at the Islamic University in Uganda. The faculty is headed by a Dean, who is deputized by a Deputy Dean. Many of the academic positions within the faculty are yet to be filled. The teaching disciplines of the medical school are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hakim Sendagire
Hakim Sendagire is a Ugandan physician, biochemist, academic and medical administrator. Currently he is the Dean at Habib Medical School, College of Health Sciences of the Islamic University in Uganda, a private university, one of the 41 universities in the country, as at February 2015. Background and education He was born at Kasangati, Wakiso District, Central Uganda, on 10 June 1972. He attended ''Kololo High School'' for is O-Level studies. He transferred to Kibuli Secondary School for his A-Level education. In 1991, he was admitted to Makerere University, the oldest and largest public university in Uganda. He studied human medicine, graduating, in 1996, with the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB). His degree of Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences (MSc), was obtained in 1999, from the University of Greenwich, in the United Kingdom. In 2007, at the age of 35, he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), in Biochemistry, by Makerere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Business Report
''World Business Report'' is a television business news programme produced by BBC News and shown on BBC World News, the BBC News Channel and BBC One on weekdays. There are two editions broadcast each weekday, at 0530 and 0630 GMT as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Each edition lasts 25 minutes. The main presenter of the programme is Sally Bundock and Victoria Valentine. Nancy Kacungira, Ben Thompson, Ben Boulos, Samantha Simmonds, Aaron Heslehurst and Alice Baxter act as relief presenters. Other editions of World Business Report are shown on BBC World News at 0745 GMT, 1130GMT and 1430GMT. This is not simulcast with BBC News. Presenters Monday to Thursday *Morning (0530GMT, 0630GMT and 0745GMT) - Sally Bundock *Afternoon(1130GMT, 1430GMT) - Aaron Heslehurst Friday *Morning (0530GMT, 0630GMT and 0745GMT) - Victoria Valentine *Afternoon (1130GMT, 1430GMT) - Ben Boulos Previous presenters *Paddy O'Connell *Richard Quest * Manisha Tank * Juliette Foster * Sally Eden *Sara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
