Busoga College Explained

Busoga College, Mwiri
Motto:"Kulwa Katonda n'Eggwanga Lyaffe" meaning "For God and Our Country"
Established:25 September 1911[1]
Type:Public Middle School and High School
Head Name:Headteacher
Head:Arthur Mbalule Joshua
City:Mwiri Hill
State:Jinja District
Country:Uganda
Athletics:Soccer, basketball, cricket, track, rugby, volleyball, lawn tennis, table tennis, hockey, morabaraba
Website: Homepage

Busoga College Mwiri, commonly known as Busoga College, is a boarding secondary school located in the eastern region of Uganda, specifically Jinja.

Location

Busoga College Mwiri is located on Mwiri Hill in Wairaka Parish, Kakira Town Council-Jinja District, Eastern Region of Uganda, adjacent and to the immediate west of the town of Kakira. Mwiri is approximately 14.6km (09.1miles) by road, north-east of Jinja, the second largest city in the Uganda.[2] The coordinates of Busoga College are 0°29'55.0"N, 33°15'48.0"E (Latitude0.498611; Longitude:33.263333).

Overview

The all-boys boarding school was founded by the Church Missionary Society, who later turned it over to the Church of Uganda. The school receives funding from Uganda's Ministry of Education, thus meeting the classification as a public school. It is one of the prominent middle and high schools (Senior Secondary Schools), in Uganda. The country's first Prime Minister, the late Milton Obote, attended Busoga College Mwiri.[1]

History

Busoga College was founded on 25 September 1911, as Balangira High School, to educate the sons of Busoga Chiefs. Initially, the school was housed in Kamuli. Between 1920 and 1930, plans were made to move the school to Mwiri Hill because of more space and newer, better infrastructure. The school also opened to sons of non-chiefs.[1] Between 1930 and 1933, the school temporarily relocated to Kings College Budo in Wakiso District because of the poor accommodations at Kamuli. In 1933, the school permanently relocated to its present premises at Mwiri Hill. In 1967, a proposal was made to merge Busoga College with nearby Wanyange Girls School. The following year, however, the Busoga College Old Boys Association rejected the proposal and the idea was abandoned.[3]

Prominent alumni

The prominent men who have attended Busoga College Mwiri include the following:[4]

The first prime minister of Uganda (1962 to 1966). President of Uganda (1966 to 1971) and (1980 to 1985). Deposed twice from power via coup d'état, by Idi Amin in 1971 and by Tito Okello in 1985.

Physician and Ugandan political figure, serving as the secretary general of the Uganda People's Congress and as the minister of internal affairs and foreign affairs

Lieutenant colonel in the Uganda People's Defence Force and the minister of internal affairs under Idi Amin

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Busoga College Mwiri: The School That Was. . 12 October 2016. 28 June 2011 . Kampala . Frederick . Womakuyu.
  2. Web site: 12 October 2016 . Distance between Jinja Municipal Council Headquarters - Town Hall, Jinja, Uganda and Busoga College Mwiri, Butembe, Eastern Region, Uganda . Globefeed.com . Globefeed.com . 12 October 2016.
  3. Web site: Busoga College Mwiri (BCM) . 23 August 2014 . History of Busoga College Mwiri . 2011 . BCM . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160131185225/http://www.mwiri.sc.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49&Itemid=53 . 31 January 2016 . dmy .
  4. Web site: 2012 . 14 November 2016 . Busoga College Mwiri Gave Us The National Motto But Is Now In Ruins . Editorial . . Kampala.
  5. Web site: 12 October 2016 . Kampala . 25 May 2014 . Tribute to Francis Ayume, An Illustrious Son of Uganda . Harold. . Acemah.
  6. Web site: Flickr . July 2017 . DSC_2127. en-us. 2017-06-14.

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