Dr. Bulaimu Muwanga Kibirige (BMK) – recipient of the Diaspora Lifetime Award 2014

by Ugandan Diaspora Team | December 28, 2014 4:49 pm

 

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Bulaimu Muwanga Kibirige, commonly known as BMK, is a Ugandan businessman, entrepreneur and hotel owner. He is one of the wealthiest people in Uganda who has served the Diaspora in various capacities.

In 1986, BMK Group started a general trade and manufacturing company. Ten years later in 1997 Hotel Africana was born with only 40-rooms they have now expanded to 233 rooms and 30 serviced apartments on Kololo Hill, a prestigious location within Kampala’s central business district.

He named his hotel, Hotel Africana. During the next ten years, the hotel grew into a four star establishment, with several amenities, a swimming pool, manicured gardens and a conference center, the Africana Conference Center, with a seating capacity of 3,500 delegates.

In addition to the hotel, BMK has invested in real estate, construction equipment, motorcycle distributorships and foreign exchange bureaus across East and Central Africa.

He was also the founder of the Boda Boda rides a term he says was first used at the Boda of Uganda and Kenya when people used to cross on bicycles he later introduced Motorcycles imported from Japan and the culture of Boda Boda’s was born.

Bulaimu Muwanga Kibirige is the Chairman and Managing Director of the BMK Group of companies, whose member businesses include:

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Hotel Africana, 2-4 Wampewo Avenue, Kololo Hill, Kampala, Uganda
BMK Group (U) Limited, Nateete, Kampala, Uganda
BMK Group (K) Limited, Nairobi, Kenya
BMK Group (T) Limited, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
BMK Group (R) Limited, Kigali, Rwanda
BMK Group (Z) Limited, Lusaka, Zambia

Hotel Africana Forex Bureau 1, 2-4 Wampewo Avenue, Kampala, Uganda
Hotel Africana Forex Bureau 2, 16-18 William Street, Kampala Uganda
BMK Construction Leasing Company, Kigali, Rwanda
BMK Oil Equipment Company, Kampala, Uganda

Other responsibilities

In addition to his private business interests, Bulaimu Muwanga Kibirige serves in the following public positions:

He is a former Chairman of the Uganda Hotel Owners Association (UHOA).
He is a former Board Member and Chairman Uganda chapter of the Ugandan North American Association (UNAA)

Currently he serves as the Chairman Uganda-American Sickle Cell Rescue Fund

This year he was also awarded a doctorate of Philosophy in Humanities at the United Graduate College and Seminary.

Dr. Bulaimu Muwanga Kibirige who currently has over 700 employees with a business empire stretching over 20 years will be a Diaspora Lifetime Award recipient for entrepreneurship in the East and Central Africa region.

Mr. BMK was our 2014 Diaspora Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient for his Entrepreneurship spirit and support for Diaspora affairs.

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