Busingye Kabumba (born 12 June 1982) is a

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n 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.The Illusion of the Ugandan Constitution
africlaw.com. Retrieved May 5, 2014.Busingye Kabumba
academia.edu. Retrieved May 5, 2014. His poetry collection, "Whispers of My Soul",
allafrica.com. Retrieved May 5, 2014. won first prize in the published works category at the National Book Trust of Uganda (NABOTU) awards of 2002.Book Awards Database
indiana.edu. Retrieved May 27, 2014. 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.Monica Arac de Nyeko "Young poet bursts with emotion", ''Sunday Monitor'', 19 August 2002.

Early life and education

Kabumba 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 Namilyango College is a boys-only boarding middle and high school located in Mukono District in the Central Region of Uganda, whose history and excellence in sports and academics have made it one of the most prestigious schools in Uganda. It is U ...

for his "O" levels and

King's College Budo King’s College Budo is a mixed, residential, secondary school in Central Uganda (Buganda). Location The school is located on Naggalabi Hill, in southern Wakiso District, off the Kampala-Masaka Road. This location lies approximately , by road, ...

for his "A" levels.A simple man with an academic giant’s profile
observer.ug. Retrieved May 27, 201. He graduated with an LL.B from

Makerere University Makerere University, Kampala (; Mak) is Uganda's largest and oldest institution of higher learning, first established as a technical school in 1922. It became an independent national university in 1970. Today, Makerere University is composed of n ...

. 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 The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university in Oxford, England. There is evidence of teaching as early as 1096, making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the world's second-oldest university in contin ...

. He later did a master of laws

Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of high ...

.PROJECT SUCCESS: It was a family affair for the Kabumbas
monitor.co.ug. Retrieved May 5, 2014.

Published works

References

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