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Kigezi College Butobere
'Kigezi College Butobere'' is the first boys-only, boarding, senior secondary school located in Kabale District in the Western Region of Uganda. Location The school is 3 km from the centre of the town of Kabale (2014 population: 49,667), the largest urban area in the Kigezi sub-region off the Kabale-Mbarara road. This is in extreme southwestern Uganda, approximately , by road, southwest of Kampala, the capital of and largest city in Uganda. The coordinates of the school campus are 1°15'07.0"S, 30°00'50.0"E (Latitude:-1.251944; Longitude:30.013889). History Kigezi College Butobere opened as the only senior secondary school in Kigezi District for boys in January 1957 and remained so until 1965, when Kigezi High School was upgraded to senior secondary status. Graham Thomas, the headmaster from 1964 to 1966 initiated the change in the school’s name from Butobere Senior Secondary School to Kigezi College Butobere. Kigezi District then comprised the present districts of Kab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secondary School
A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' secondary education, lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper secondary education'' (ages 14 to 18), i.e., both levels 2 and 3 of the International Standard Classification of Education, ISCED scale, but these can also be provided in separate schools. In the United States, US, the secondary education system has separate Middle school#United States, middle schools and High school in the United States, high schools. In the United Kingdom, UK, most state schools and Independent school, privately-funded schools accommodate pupils between the ages of 11–16 or 11–18; some UK Independent school, private schools, i.e. Public school (United Kingdom), public schools, admit pupils between the ages of 13 and 18. Secondary schools follow on from primary school, primary schools and prepare for voc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kigezi High School
Kigezi High School, is a mixed, boarding high school in Kabale, Kabale District, Western Uganda. Location The school is located off the Kabale-Kisoro Road on a hill called ''Rugarama'', approximately , by road, northwest of the central business district of the town of Kabale. The coordinates of Kigezi High School are:1°14'25.0"S, 29°58'59.0"E (Latitude:-1.240278; Longitude:29.983056). History The school was founded by the Church Missionary Society, in 1922. It affiliated with Kigezi Diocese of the Church of Uganda. The school made 100 years in existence in 2022. Notable alumni * Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile - Economist and banker. Governor of the Bank of Uganda (2001 to 2022), Chancellor, International University of East Africa (since 2014). * Ruhakana Rugunda - Physician, politician, and diplomat. Prime Minister 2014 to 2021. Former Minister of Health of Uganda from May 2013 to September 2014. Former Minister of Information Communication Technology from 2011 until 2003. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Observer (Uganda)
''The Weekly Observer'' is a Ugandan weekly newspaper headquartered in Kamwookya, Kampala. It is one of the largest privately owned papers in the country co-founded by maverick journalist John Kevin Aliro and nine other directors In 2007, its reporter Richard M Kavuma won the CNN Multichoice African Journalist of the Year award. The newspaper was founded in 2004 and celebrated 10 years of existence in March 2014.Pius Muteekani KatunziUganda: The Observer, A Gamble That Has Paid Off'' AllAfrica.com'' 28 March 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2013. Tom kiss of jamila See also * List of newspapers in Uganda * Media in Uganda The mass media in Uganda includes print, television, radio and online sectors, and coverage is split between both state-run outlets and privately held outlets as well as English-language outlets and Luganda-language outlets. Print media in Uganda ... References External links * * ACME https://acme-ug.org/2018/07/04/i-gave-observer-what-i-could-now-its-t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namilyango College
Namilyango College is a boys-only boarding middle and high school located in Mukono District in the Central Region of Uganda, whose history and excellence in sports and academics have made it one of the most prestigious schools in Uganda. It is Uganda's oldest secondary school, founded in 1902 by the Catholic Mill Hill Fathers. Location The school campus is situated on Namilyango Hill, approximately , by road, southwest of Mukono Town, the district headquarters, and about , by road, south of the township of Seeta, the nearest trading center. The college lies approximately , by road, east of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of Namilyango College are:0°20'19.0"N, 32°43'02.0"E (Latitude:0.338611; Longitude:32.717222). History The school was founded in March 1902 by the Mill Hill Fathers, a London-based Catholic missionary society, to educate the sons of Catholic chiefs. At the time, the Mill Hill Missionaries approach to education for locals was guided ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Busoga College
Busoga College Mwiri, commonly known as Busoga College, is a boarding secondary school located in Uganda. Location Busoga College Mwiri is located on Mwiri Hill in Wairaka Parish, Kakira Town Council-Jinja District, Eastern Region of Uganda, adjacent and to the immediate west of the town of Kakira. Mwiri is approximately by road, north-east of Jinja, the second largest city in the Uganda. The coordinates of Busoga College are 0°29'55.0"N, 33°15'48.0"E (Latitude0.498611; Longitude:33.263333). Overview The all-boys boarding school was founded by the Church Missionary Society, who later turned it over to the Church of Uganda. The school receives funding from Uganda's Ministry of Education, thus meeting the classification as a public school. It is one of the prominent middle and high schools (Senior Secondary Schools), in Uganda. The country's first Prime Minister, the late Milton Obote, attended Busoga College Mwiri. History Busoga College was founded on 25 September 1911, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King's College Budo
King’s College Budo is a mixed, residential, secondary school in Central Uganda (Buganda). Location The school is located on Naggalabi Hill, in southern Wakiso District, off the Kampala-Masaka Road. This location lies approximately , by road, southwest of the central business district of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in that country. History The school was officially opened on 29 March 1906 with 21 boys. It was founded by His Majesty's Acting Commissioner of the Uganda Protectorate, George Wilson and the ''Church Missionary Society''. It is one of the oldest schools in Uganda. The land on which it was built on was donated by the Kabaka of Buganda. The school was originally started a boys only school for the sons of chiefs and kings. In 1934 girls were also admitted making it a mixed-sex education school. The school has benefited from the support of Monkton Combe School in England. During the service of thanksgiving for Monkton Combe School's centenary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makerere College School
Makerere College School is a co-educational government aided O and A Level school founded in 1945 by Makerere University. In 1945 Makerere University was still a constituent college of the University of London. The school is located on the main campus of Makerere University, adjacent to the College of Education and External Studies on Makerere Hill Road. Location The school campus is located within the confines of the main campus of Makerere University, Uganda's oldest university. The school occupies the southwestern corner of the university campus and is bordered by the university's School of Education to the north, the School of Fine Art to the east, Makerere Hill Road to the south, the University Main Sports Grounds to the west, and Mary Stuart Hall to the northwest. This location is approximately northwest of the central business district of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the main campus of Makerere College School are 0°19'41.0"N, 32°34'04.0" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amama Mbabazi
John Patrick Amama Mbabazi, SC (simply known as Amama Mbabazi, born 16 January 1949) is a Ugandan politician who served as the ninth Prime Minister of Uganda from 24 May 2011 to 19 September 2014. He played an instrumental role in Uganda's protracted liberation struggle from several tyrannical governments (1972-1986) and is a founding member of the National Resistance Movement, the ruling political party in Uganda. Mbabazi served as the member of parliament for the Kinkiizi West constituency in Kanungu District, a position held from 1996 until 2016, when he ran unsuccessfully for the Presidency. Early life and education He was born in Mparo Village, Rukiga County, in present-day Rukiga District, on 16 January 1949. He attended two of the most prominent educational institutions in Uganda during both the colonial and post-colonial periods: Kigezi College Butobere for his high school education, and Ntare School for his A-Levels. Mbabazi earned a Bachelor of Laws from Makerere Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uganda Technical College, Kichwamba
Uganda Technical College, Kichwamba, also referred to as Kichwamba Technical College, is a government-owned, institution of tertiary education in the field of engineering, offering diploma courses. Location The institute is located approximately , by road, northwest of the city of Fort Portal, in Kabarole District, in the Western Region of Uganda. This location lies approximately , by road, west of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the College's campus are:0°42'52.0"N, 30°11'28.0"E (Latitude:0.714440; Longitude:30.191107). History The institution was established in 1947, as a resettlement of World War II veterans and as an Artisan Training Centre. In 1971, it was upgraded to the level of technical institute and in 1983, it became a technical college. Kichwamba massacre On 8 June 1998, rebels affiliated with the terrorist group Allied Democratic Front (ADF) attacked the college and set three dormitories of fire, killing 80 students. The ADF abduct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shem Bageine
Shem Bajura Bageine is a Ugandan politician. He is the former Minister of State for East African Affairs in the Ugandan Cabinet. He was appointed to that position on 1 March 2015. On account of being a cabinet minister, Shem Bageine is also an ''ex officio'' Member of Parliament. See also * Cabinet of Uganda *Parliament of Uganda * Government of Uganda *East African Community The East African Community (EAC) is an intergovernmental organisation composed of seven countries in the Great Lakes region of East Africa: the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republics of Kenya, Burun ... References External linksWebsite of the Parliament of Uganda Living people [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rubanda District
Rubanda District is a district in the Western Region of Uganda. The largest town in the district, Rubanda, serves as the main administrative and commercial center in the district. Location Rubanda District is bordered by Kabale District to the east and north, Kanungu District to the north-west, Kisoro District to the west, and Rwanda to the south. The town of Rubanda is approximately , by road, west of Kabale, the largest city in the Kigezi sub-region. This is approximately , by road, south-west of Mbarara, the largest city in the Western Region. Rubanda is about , by road, south-west of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. Overview Rubanda District was established by an Act of Parliament on 3 September 2015 and became operational on 1 July 2016. Before its creation, the district was Rubanda County in neighboring Kabale District. The rationale for its creation was to "bring services closer to the people" and to improve "service delivery" to constituents. The dist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rukiga District
Rukiga District is a district in Western Uganda. Its capital is Mparo. However, the largest urban center in the district is Muhanga. Location Rukiga District is bordered by Ntungamo District to the east, the Republic of Rwanda to the southeast, Kabale District to the southwest, Rubanda District to the northwest and Rukungiri District to the north. Muhanga, the largest town in the district, is about , by road, northeast of Kabale, the largest city in Kigezi sub-region. This is about , by road, southwest of Ntungamo, along the Mbarara-Ntungamo-Kabale-Katuna Road. Muhanga is approximately , by road, southwest of Kampala, the largest city and capital Capital may refer to: Common uses * Capital city, a municipality of primary status ** List of national capital cities * Capital letter, an upper-case letter Economics and social sciences * Capital (economics), the durable produced goods used f ... of Uganda. Overview As of August 2017, Rukiga District is made up of the following ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
