Kigezi High School

Kigezi High School
Location
Kabale, Kabale District Uganda
Information
Type	Public Middle School and High School (8-13)
Motto	I Serve
Established	1922
Principal
Athletics	track, tennis, volleyball, basketball, netball, cricket
Website	Homepage

Kigezi High School, is a mixed, boarding, middle and high school in Kabale, Kabale District, Western Uganda.

Location

The school is located off the Kabale-Kisoro Road, near a place called Lugarama, approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi), by road, northwest of the central business district of the town of Kabale.^[1] The coordinates of Kigezi High School are:1°14'25.0"S, 29°58'59.0"E (Latitude:-1.240278; Longitude:29.983056).^[2]

History

The school was founded by the Church Missionary Society, in 1922. It affiliated with Kabale Diocese of the Church of Uganda.

Notable alumni

Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile - Economist and banker. Governor of the Bank of Uganda (2001 to 2016), Chancellor, International University of East Africa (since 2014).^[3]
Ruhakana Rugunda - Physician, politician, and diplomat. Current Prime Minister since 2014. Former Minister of Health of Uganda from May 2013 to September 2014. Former Minister of Information Communication Technology from 2011 until 2003. Former Uganda's Permanent Representative at the United Nations, from January 2009 until May 2011.
Mildred Barya - Author, poet, and journalist.
Kiiza Besigye - Physician, politician, and former military officer in the Uganda People's Defence Force. Former president of the Forum for Democratic Change political party. Contestant in Uganda's 2001, 2006, and 2011 presidential elections. Lost all of them.
Augustus Nuwagaba - Social Worker, academic, researcher, and university professor. Associate professor of social work, population studies, and poverty eradication in the Department of Social Work and Social Administration at Makerere University.
Abed Bwanika - Veterinarian, politician, and pastor. Two-time former presidential candidate. President of the People's Development Party.
Philemon Mateke - Ugandan politician and academic. He has bee the State Minister of Foreign Affairs for Regional Affairs since March 2015.

References

↑ "Travel Distance Between Lugarama And Kabale With Map". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
↑ Google, . "Location of Kigezi High School At Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
↑ Otage, Stephen (25 March 2014). "Varsity Names Mutebile Its New Chancellor". Daily Monitor (Kampala). Retrieved 26 August 2014.

External links

Kigezi High School Students Throw Out Embattled Head Teacher

Kabale District

Capital: Kabale

Counties and sub-counties	Rubanda County Rukiga County Ndorwa County

Towns and villages	Kabale Katuna

Economy	Barclays Bank Centenary Bank Crane Bank DFCU Bank Equity Bank Guaranty Trust Bank Kenya Commercial Bank National Bank of Commerce PostBank Uganda Stanbic Bank Pride Microfinance Limited

Energy	Maziba Power Station

Transport	Kabale Airport Kabale–Kisoro–Bunagana Road Mbarara–Ntungamo–Kabale–Katuna Road

Health	Kabale Regional Referral Hospital

Notable landmarks	Lake Bunyonyi Roman Catholic Diocese of Kabale

Education	Kabale University Kigezi High School Kigezi College Butobere

Notable people	Amos Nzeyi Charles Mbire Ruhakana Rugunda Hope Mwesigye Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile Perez Ahabwe Serapio Rukundo Ezra Suruma David Bahati Mildred Barya Godfrey Kalimugogo Paul Ngologoza Augustus Nuwagaba Henry Banyenzaki

Coordinates: 01°14′25″S 29°58′59″E / 1.24028°S 29.98306°E / -1.24028; 29.98306

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