Busingye Kabumba (born 12 June 1982) is a Ugandan lawyer and poet. He is a Lecturer-in-Law, Human Rights and Peace Centre (HURIPEC), at the Faculty of Law, Makerere University and a Consulting Partner with M/S Development Law Associates.[1][2] His poetry collection, "Whispers of My Soul",[3] won first prize in the published works category at the National Book Trust of Uganda (NABOTU) awards of 2002.[4][5] The publication of this book in 2001 when he was 19 years old made him the youngest Ugandan poet ever to publish a whole collection of poetry.[6]
Busingye Kabumba | |
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| Born | Busingye Kabumba 12 June 1982 Uganda |
| Occupation | Lawyer, academic, writer |
| Alma mater | Harvard University, Namilyango college |
| Genre | Poetry |
Early life and education
editKabumba was born on June 21, 1982, to Professor Ijuka Kabumba and Mrs Bazaire Kabumba, who are both teachers. He is the fourth in a family of five. He went to St Kizito primary school, Namilyango college for his "O" levels and King's College Budo for his "A" levels.[7] He graduated with an LL.B from Makerere University. After graduating from the Law Development Centre with a post-graduate diploma in legal practice in July 2006, Busingye studied a bachelor of civil law degree at University of Oxford. He later did a master of laws Harvard University.[8]
Published works
edit- Whispers of My Soul. Nyonyi Publishing Company. 2001.
References
edit- ^ The Illusion of the Ugandan Constitution africlaw.com. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
- ^ Busingye Kabumba[permanent dead link] academia.edu. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
- ^ Uganda: Images From Kabumba's Soul allafrica.com. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
- ^ "Whispers of My Soul", The Monitor, 2 October 2002.
- ^ Book Awards Database indiana.edu. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
- ^ Monica Arac de Nyeko "Young poet bursts with emotion", Sunday Monitor, 19 August 2002.
- ^ A simple man with an academic giant’s profile observer.ug. Retrieved May 27, 201.
- ^ PROJECT SUCCESS: It was a family affair for the Kabumbas monitor.co.ug. Retrieved May 5, 2014.