King's College Budo

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Type Secondary School Established 1906 Address Kampala, Uganda Motto Gakyali Mabaga Number of students 1,600		Religious affiliation(s) Anglican Headmaster Patrick Bakka Male Phone +256 754 535340 Founded 1906

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King’s College Budo is a mixed, residential, secondary school in Central Uganda.

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Location

The school is located on Budo 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.

History

The school was officially opened on 29 March 1906 with 21 boys. It is one of the oldest schools in Africa.

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

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

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, first executive director of the Kampala Capital City Authority since 2011

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