Francis Drake Lubega, commonly known as Drake Lubega, is a

Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territor ...

n businessman. According to a 2012 report, he was one of the

wealthiest people in Uganda The per capita income in Uganda in 1999 was approximately US$650 annually. In 2013, an estimated 19.5 percent of the 35 million Ugandans lived on less than US$1.00 per day. Compiled here is a list of individuals in Uganda whose accumulated asset ...

Businesses and investments

His investment vehicle is called Jesco Industries Limited (JIL). Drake is the majority shareholder. The company was incorporated on 7 October 2005. JIL owns and controls buildings and parcels of land in Uganda's capital city of

Kampala Kampala (, ) is the capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,680,000 and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division, and Ruba ...

and in areas outside that city.

Personal life

Drake's first wife by traditional marriage is Nalongo Grace Nakitto; together they are the parents of seven children. Since separating from Nakitto, Drake dated Benita from 1997 and married her in 2000. Drake and Benita Lubega's wedding was on 23 December 2000 at

Namirembe Cathedral Saint Paul's Cathedral Namirembe, commonly referred to as Namirembe Cathedral, is the oldest cathedral in Uganda. It serves as the provincial cathedral of the Anglican Church of Uganda and the diocesan cathedral for Namirembe Diocese, the first d ...

. The couple divorced in 2013 and Drake married a new wife in a Kiganda traditional ceremony. Together, they are the parents of four children.

Conviction for dealing in substandard products

On 25 September 2019 Lubega was convicted on two counts of fabricating substandard goods that do not conform to the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) standards and for making a false representation on a commodity by forging the UNBS logo following his confession after he had spent a night at Luzira maximum prison.

References

External links

Common Sense: Why Drake Lubega’s woes could spoil it for many men

Museveni Secures Muslim Properties from Drake Lubega
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lubega, Drake Ugandan businesspeople Living people Ganda people People from Kampala District Ugandan businesspeople in real estate 1959 births