James Rwehabura Tumusiime is a Ugandan author, journalist, and entrepreneur. He was born in 1950 in Rugando in
Mbarara District.
He is mostly known for spearheading the founding of ''The
New Vision
The ''New Vision'' is a Ugandan English-language newspaper published daily in print form and online.
Overview
''New Vision'' is one of two main national English-language newspapers in Uganda, the other being the ''Daily Monitor''. It is publi ...
'' in 1986,
Fountain Publishers
Fountain Publishers is a publishing company in Uganda and Rwanda. Fountain is a publisher of educational material, literary material and maps.
History
Fountain Publishers was started in 1988 by James Tumusiime and his wife. Its first offices were ...
in 1988, the National Book Trust of Uganda (NABOTU) in 1997,
100.2 Fm Radio West in 1998, and Igongo Cultural Centre in 2008. He was the author of ''what makes Africans Laugh''.
He has served on several international boards, including
African Publishers Network (APNET), the o (AABC) and the International Board of Books for Young People (IBBY). He served as Chairman of Council of
Mbarara University of Science and Technology
Mbarara University of Science & Technology (MUST), commonly known as Mbarara University, is a public university in Uganda. Mbarara University commenced student intake and instruction in 1989. It is one of the ten public universities and degree ...
and chairman of the Uganda Tourism Board.
Education background
He attended
Mbarara High School
Mbarara High School (MHS), is a boys-only boarding middle and high school located in the city of Mbarara, in Mbarara District in Western Uganda.
Location
The school is located in the Western Ugandan city of Mbarara, approximately , by road, sou ...
for his
Uganda Certificate of Education In Uganda, students receive the Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) when they finish the four year lower secondary school. It is comparable to GCE O-Level in the UK. UCE is also called "O-Level" by the people in Uganda. The UCE examinations are a ...
and
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, ...
for
Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education
In Uganda, students receive the Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) when they finish the 2-year upper secondary school which is also called the HSC. It is comparable to GCE A-Level in the UK. UACE is also known colloquially as "A-Leve ...
. He holds a BSc in agriculture and economics from
Makerere University
Makerere University, Kampala (; Mak) is Uganda's largest and oldest institution of higher learning, first established as a technical school in 1922. It became an independent national university in 1970. Today, Makerere University is composed of ni ...
, an MBA from ESAMI and a
Diploma
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in
Publishing
Publishing is the activity of making information, literature, music, software and other content available to the public for sale or for free. Traditionally, the term refers to the creation and distribution of printed works, such as books, newsp ...
from the UK.'
See also
In 2016, he published an article in ''New Vision'' about elections: "we can't ignore success". He was also the author of a book titled ''Uganda's presidents - An illustrated Biograph''y.
He also wrote UnGrateful Mothers. He also has a book titled ''A directory of Uganda's Sixth parliament 1986-2001.''
He has written a book of proverbs,''Entanda y'omugambi w'Orunyankore-Rukiga'', published in 2007, by Fountain Publishers of Kampala, Uganda.
References
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Ugandan writers
Ugandan journalists
New Vision Group
1950 births
Living people