King's College Budo
| King's College Budo |
| Location |
| Buddo, Wakiso District, Uganda |
| Information |
| Type |
Public Middle School and High School (8-13) |
| Motto |
Gakyali Mabaga
(So little done, So much more to do) |
| Religious affiliation(s) |
Anglican |
| Established |
1906 |
| Founder |
Henry Walter Weatherhead |
| Headmaster |
Patrick Baka Male |
| Number of students |
c. 1,300 |
| Houses |
6 for boys, 3 for girls |
| Colour(s) |
Red and White |
| Athletics |
rugby, cricket, soccer, track, tennis, volleyball, hockey, basketball and golf |
| Publication |
The Budonian |
| Website |
Homepage |
King’s College Budo is a mixed, residential, secondary school in Central Uganda.
Overview
King's College Budo predates Makerere University as one of the first centres of higher learning in Uganda. Only Namilyango College and Gayaza High School are older. Since independence in 1962, three out of eight Ugandan Presidents and many memebrs of the royal families of Buganda (including Ronald Mutebi II), Toro and Busoga, have been Budonians.
Location
The school is located on Buddo 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] The coordinates of the school campus are: Latitude:0.2560N; Longitude:32.4870E.
History
The school was officially opened on 19 March 1906 with 21 boys. It is one of the oldest schools in Africa.[2] It was initially set up as a school to educate the sons of chiefs, but gradually it started admitting Ugandans from all walks of life and from all over the country, without regard to ethnicity, religion or background. In 1933, the first 6 girls were admitted thereby making it the first co-education great school in the country. The school was started by Henry Walter Weatherhead, an ordained priest of the Church of England, and a graduate of Trinity College Cambridge.
The school was established largely due to the initiative and enthusiasm of Bishop Tucker, the first Anglican Bishop of Uganda. Bishop Tucker financed the whole project with an estimated ₤2,000.00 from his diocese. Weatherhead scouted a number of places for the school, but eventually picked Buddo, for its elegant hill and view of the lake. However, he soon found himself set against the whole of Buganda since Buddo was a royal hill where Buganda Kings were crowned. He credited Sir Apollo Kaggwa, regent for the young Kabaka of Buganda at that time, and at the same time Katikiro of Buganda for enabling him to succeed despite great opposition.
Notable alumni
The list of notable alumni include the following:
Royals
Politics
- Prof. Yusuf Lule - 4th President of the Republic of Uganda
- Godfrey Binaisa - 5th President of the Republic of Uganda
- Samson Kisekka - Vice President 1991 - 1994, Prime Minister 1986 - 1991
- Prof. Apolo Nsibambi - Prime Minister 1999 - 2011
- James Wapakhabulo - Speaker of Parliament 1993 - 1996
- Charles Muganje Njonjo - forme Attorney General of Kenya
- Olara Otunnu - UPC President General and former Under Secretary of the UN
- Dr. Crispus Kiyonga - Minister of Defence 2006 - 2011 and MP Bukonjo West
- John Ssebaana Kizito - Mayor of Kampala City 1996 - 2006
- Elidad Mulira - founder of the Progressive Party 1955
- Aggrey Awori - Minister for ICT 2009 - 2011
- Abubaker Kakyama Mayanja - Attorney General and 3rd Deputy Prime Minister 1986 - 1994
- Dr. Barnabas Kunuka - Minister for Internal Affairs 1980
- Sam Kahamba Kuteesa - MP and Minister for Foreign Affairs 2004 -
- Fredrick Semaganda - Mayor Kampala City Council
Law
- Justice Benjamin Joseph Odoki - Chief Justice of the Republic of Uganda
- Justice James Ogoola - Principal Judge and Head of the Commercial Court of Uganda
- Lady Justice Julia Sebutinde - Principal Judge at the International Criminal Court, the Hague, Netherlands
- David Lubogo - Judge of the High Court of Uganda
- Paulo Sebalu - lawyer
- Peter Nkambo Mugerwa - former Attorney General
- Alan Shonubi - Prominent Corporate Lawyer in Uganda, Managing Partner of Shonubi Musoke & Co. Advocates
- Masembe Ibrahim - Lawyer
The Church
- Rev. Canon Paulo Luzinda - retired Bishop of Mukono Diocese
- Rt. Rev. Dr. Micheal Senyimba - Bishop of Mukono and Vice Chancellor of Ndejje University
- Rt. Rev. Disan Senyonjo - Bishop of West Buganda Diocese 1974 - 1998
Diplomats and Civil Service
- Amanya Mushega - East African Community Secretary General
- Apollo Kironde - 1st Ugandan Ambassador to the UN
- Grace Ibingira - designed the Uganda national flag, Ambassador to UN 1971 - 1973 and Minister of Justice 1962 - 1964
- George Wilberforce Kakooma - composed the Uganda national anthem
- Dr. William Samson Kalema - former UK Prime minister Tony Blair's Commissioner for Africa 2003 - 2005
- Jennifer Musisi - Lawyer & Administrator. First Executive Director of Kampala Capital City Authority, 2011 - Present
Writers
Others
- Prof Frederick Kayanja - Vice Chancellor of Mbarara University
- Nelson Sebugwawo - Former Judge in Buganda Government & grandfather to Queen Nagginda
- Joy Male - Former Headmistress of Gayaza High School
- Mrs Gladys Wambuzi - Co-Founder of (Old) Kampala Parents' School & Green Hill Academy, Wife of Chief Justice Wambuzi
- Prof Albert Lutalo-Bossa - Former Vice- Chancellor of Kyambogo University
- Prof Sentenza-Kajubi - Former Vice Chancellor of Makerere University
- George Egaddu - Former Managing Partner of PriceWaterhouseCoopers
- HRH Patrick Kaboyo - Omukama of Toro
- Peter Sematimba - Pioneer Radio Personality & Politian
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