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Haji Akaya Muyanja Byayi was: the founder of Byayi Islamic Primary School in...
Haji Akaya Muyanja Byayi was born in 1914 in Kibengo – Buddu (Masaka). He was from the “Enyonyi Nakinsige” clan. His father was Omujungute Haji Asumani Byayi and his mother was Hajat Nusula Nakibuuka...
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History of Makerere University Muslim Students’ Association (MUMSA)
Makerere University Muslim Students’ Association (MUMSA) is Uganda’s all inclusive umbrella organization in the Muslim students duly registered as a Faith Based Organization in the Makerere University...
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Haji Habib Mushamba: the Muslim who established what is now Kanungu town and...
By Haji Nsereko Mutumba Haji Habib Mushamba was born on 5th February 1910 and died on 25th March 1994 at the age of 84. His father was Mr. Ijuumba and his mother was Ms. Salaama Kenyana. He went to...
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REMEMBERING MY GRANDFATHER’S BEST FRIEND
Sheikh Islam Ali Saad Kulumba was Hajji Hassan Kibirige’s best friend. They used to speak to each over the phone almost every day, and were reportedly friends since their school days. Whenever Hajji...
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The Vision of Alhaji Iddi Amin on UMSC
Assalam Alaikum, receive a copy of the Memorandum sent by Uganda Muslim Community, read Kibuli to the Late Iddi Amin in reaction to the conference leading to the formation of Uganda Muslim Supreme...
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KIBULI IS THE CENTRE OF MUSLIM EDUCATION IN UGANDA
Muslim education in Uganda springs from Kibuli, a Kampala suburb, an area that had been allotted to Prince Nuhu Mbogo by the British following the 1900 Agreement. Prince Mbogo, as leader of the Muslim...
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REMEMBERING SHABAN NKUTU
Shaban Kirunda Nkutu disappeared and died at the violent hands of Idi Amin in 1973 with one of the most outstanding personal records of public service and national development in the history of Ugandan...
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THE 170 YEARS OF ISLAM IN UGANDA( BY ABDULHAMID MPOZA)
Whoever ignores history, philosophers argue, might not be in position to move forward. They add that self-evaluation is vital in overcoming mistakes and doing more valuable works. One hundred and...
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Al Hajji Sulaiman Mutumba: cousin brother to Mutesa 11 and donor of the land...
By Haji Nsereko Mutumba Al Hajji Sulaiman Mutumba was born in 1945 at Namirembe Hospital. He belonged to the kobe clan. His father was Al-Hajji Ramadhan Sebuliba from Kikajjo in Busiro County (Wakiso...
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Haji Ramadhan Sebuliba was the first Muslim to open an account in Standard...
Haji Ramadhan Sebuliba was born in 1901, in Katooma village, Rugaaga Sub-county, Insingiro County (now Insingiro District) – Ankole Kingdom. His father was Asumani Male Bamulanzettama Omujungute son of...
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Sheikh Idris Twaibu Lutaaya, the founder of Buziga Theological institute ,Was...
By Haji Nsereko Mutumba Sheikh Edirisa Twaibu Lutaaya was born in 1941. His father is the late Shk. Twaibu Semwanga of Kikooto Buddu County (Masaka District). He belongs to the Ngonge (otter) clan. His...
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ANOTHER UGANDAN MUSLIM THAT HAS MADE US PROUD
Professor Mahmood Mamdani (born 23 April 1946) is a Ugandan academic, author and political commentator. He is the Director of the Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR), the Herbert Lehman...
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Haji Sakibu Mukuye:Introduced coffee farming in Rukungiri and built the first...
BY HAJJI NSEREKO MUTUMBA Haji Sakibu Mukuye lived a fruitful life and pioneered many developmental activities in Rukungiri. His father was Asuman Ddamulira who traveled from Migadde village in Bulemezi...
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Bombo’s Sheikh Haji Abdallah Mohammed(RIP) was originally from Nigeria!
By Haji Nsereko Mutumba Today’s unsung Muslim hero is Sheikh Haji Mohammed Abdallah. Being a Nigerian by origin, we are unable to establish his ancestral roots. There is a lot about this hero but due...
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Dr. Hajat Mastula Nakitto Kasujja:The first female Muslim Gynecologist in Uganda
By Haji Nsereko Mutumba Dr. Hajat Mastula Nakitto Kasujja Kitunzi was the first female Muslim Gynecologist in Uganda. She was born on March 13th 1955 at Mpigi Health Center in Mawokota. Her father was...
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Nothing justifies the Israel genocide in Gaza!
We hear these justifications all the time : Israel is responding to Hamas’ “provocation.” The “provocation thesis” is often used to justify the visual reality of disproportionate murder. It was used...
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Haji Eng. Younus Balitema Kajubi Mpagi:one of the founders of the Banakyewa...
By Haji Nsereko Mutumba Younus Mpagi was born on 15th April, 1937 at Mikoni Village Sabaddu in Buwunga Sub County, Masaka County (District). His father was Muwalimu Ali Kajubi of Nsenene (Grasshopper)...
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Meet Sheikh Ahmad Mukasa: the man entrusted with the will of Prince Badru...
By Haji Nsereko Mutumba Background Sheikh Ahmad Mukasa Mwasansimbi was born on 25th October 1934 at Kiruruga village, Kakiri Sub Country in Busiiro County (current Wakiso District). His father was...
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Will Muslim Leaders ever Survive Political/External Interference?
By Haji Nsereko Mutumba Unlike their Catholic and Protestant counterparts, Muslims in Uganda have witnessed their leaders rising to power only to go down as a result of political or external influences...
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Hajat Azena Kitimbo Balunywa:Sister to Kivejinja and wife to late Balunywa!
By Haji Nsereko Mutumba Hajat Azena Kitimbo Balunywa was born in 1927 in Bunyantore – Bugweri. Her father was Prince Salim Wandira Munulo and her grandfather was Prince Ibrahim Munulo – one of the...
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