King's College Budo
King's College Budo | |
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Location | |
Budo , Wakiso District Uganda | |
Coordinates | 0°15′24″N 32°29′12″E / 0.25667°N 32.48667°E / 0.25667; 32.48667Coordinates: 0°15′24″N 32°29′12″E / 0.25667°N 32.48667°E / 0.25667; 32.48667 |
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Type | Secondary School |
Motto | Gakyali Mabaga (So little done, So much more to do) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Anglican |
Established | 1906 |
Founder | Henry Walter Weatherhead |
Headmaster | Patrick Bakka Male |
Number of students | c. 1,600 |
Houses | 7 for boys(Canada, England, Ghana, Mutesa, Australia, South Africa, Nigeria) , 2 for girls(Sangalyambogo, Grace) |
Colour(s) | Red and White |
Sports | rugby, cricket, soccer, track, tennis, swimming, volleyball, hockey, basketball, golf and baseball |
Nickname | Budo |
Rival | St. Mary's College Kisubi |
Publication | The Budonian |
Alumni | Old Budonians |
Website | www.kcbudo.sc.ug |
King’s College Budo is a mixed, residential, secondary school in Central Uganda.
Contents
1 Location
2 History
3 Notable alumni
3.1 Royals
3.2 Politics
3.3 Law
3.4 Diplomats and civil service
3.5 Academia
3.6 Writers
4 See also
5 References
6 Further reading
7 External links
Location
The school is located on Naggalabi Hill, in southern Wakiso District, off the Kampala-Masaka Road. This location lies approximately 14 kilometres (8.7 mi), by road, southwest of the central business district of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in that country.[1]
History
The school was officially opened on 29 March 1906 with 21 boys. It is one of the oldest schools in Africa. [2]
Notable alumni
Alumni of Budo are known as Old Budonians. Old Budonians have distinguished themselves in service to Uganda and Buganda Kingdom.
Royals
Edward Mutesa II - 35th Kabaka of Buganda and first President of Uganda
Ezekiel Tenywa Wako - Zibondo of Bulamogi- George David Matthew Kamurasi Rukidi III of Toro - Omukama of Toro
Henry Wako Muloki - Kyabazinga of Busoga
Muwenda Mutebi II - 36th Kabaka of Buganda
Yosia Nadiope - Gabula of Bugabula, Busoga
Politics
Abu Mayanja - Attorney general and third deputy prime minister 1986-1994
Aggrey Awori - Minister for ICT 2009-2011
Apolo Nsibambi - Prime minister of Uganda 1999-2011
Beti Kamya-Turwomwe - Founding president of the Uganda Federal Alliance, presidential candidate in 2011
Charles Njonjo - Attorney general of Kenya 1963-1979
Crispus Kiyonga - Minister of Defence since 2006, member of the Ugandan parliament representing Bukonjo West
Godfrey Binaisa - Fifth president of Uganda
Jehoash Mayanja Nkangi - Justice minister (1998–2008), finance minister (1989–1998), and Katikkiro of Buganda (1964–1966, 1993–1994)[3]
Ignatius K. Musaazi - Founder of the first political party in Uganda, the Uganda National Congress
James Wapakhabulo - Speaker of the Ugandan parliament 1993-1996
John Ssebaana Kizito - Mayor of Kampala 1996-2006
Olara Otunnu - UPC president, under secretary of the United Nations
Sam Kutesa - Member of the Ugandan parliament and Minister for Foreign Affairs since 2004
Samson Kisekka - Vice president of Uganda 1991-1994, prime minister of Uganda 1986-1991
Yusuf Lule - Fourth president of Uganda
Apollo Kironde - Uganda's first representative to the U.N
Law
Benjamin Joseph Odoki - Chief Justice of the Republic of Uganda
James Munange Ogoola - Principal Judge and Head of the Commercial Court of Uganda
Julia Sebutinde - Judge at the International Court of Justice, the Hague, Netherlands
Diplomats and civil service
Amanya Mushega - secretary general of the East African Community
Jennifer Musisi - Lawyer and administrator, former executive director of the Kampala Capital City Authority (2011-2018)
Peter Nyakana - Civil Engineer, water engineering expert of the Ministry of Water and Environment since 2016
Academia
Frederick Kayanja - Vice chancellor Mbarara University of Science & Technology, 1989-2014
Peter Mugyenyi - HIV/AIDS researcher, co-founder and director of the Joint Clinical Research Centre, chancellor of the Mbarara University of Science and Technology, since 2009
Senteza Kajubi - Vice chancellor Makerere University 1977-1979, 1990-1993
Writers
Christopher Henry Muwanga Barlow - poet
David Rubadiri - poet and first Malawian ambassador to the United Nations
Elvania Namukwaya Zirimu - poet, dramatist
Okot p'Bitek - poet
Timothy Wangusa - author, poet, and literature scholar
See also
- Education in Uganda
References
^ Road Distance Between Kampala And Buddo With Map
^ Africa's 50 Oldest Schools Archived 2007-01-14 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Looking back on Jehoash Mayanja Nkangi's illustrious career". NTV Uganda. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
Further reading
- McGregor, G. P. "King's College Budo: the First Sixty Years." Nairobi: Oxford University Press, 1967
- Summers, Carol: "Subterranean Evil" and "Tumultuous Riot" in Buganda: Authority and Alienation at King's College, Budo 1942." Journal of African History vol 47 number 1 2006 pages 93-113. Also reproduced at: http://scholarship.richmond.edu/history-faculty-publications/21/
- Kipkorir, B.E. "Replica of an English School: Kings College, Budo," East Africa Journal, Nairobi, November 1967 pages 34–35
- Kayondo, Edward, Who Is Who From Budo, 1906-2006 (Kampala, 2006) OL16281638M
- McGregor, Gordon P., The History Of King's College Budo, Uganda; In Relation To The Development Of Education In Uganda (Kampala, University Of East Africa Press, 1965)
- McGregor, Gordon P., King's College Budo: The First Sixty Years (Nairobi, Oxford University Press, 1967) OL20750999M
- McGregor, Gordon P., King's College Budo 1906-2006: A Centenary History (Kampala, Fountain Publishers, 2006)
ISBN 9970025449
- Shin, Andrew "Locating King’s College Budo: A study of Politics and Relationships in Colonial Buganda". A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of BA (hon) Dept of history, University
of Michigan, USA April 1 2015.(https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/112139/anhshin.pdf;sequence=1)
External links
- Website of King's College Budo
- Location of King's College Budo At Google Maps
- Kings College Budo Reviews