John Nagenda

  • John Nagenda
Writer, Communication director, Member of a tv promotions body
Principal country concerned : Column : Media

Nagenda John

Birthdate: April 25, 1938

Place of birth: Gahini, Rwanda

Languages spoken: Luganda, English

Writing language: Luganda, English

Education: Nagenda attended King's College, Budo, before going on to graduate with a First Class honours degree in English from Makerere University in 1962. Nagenda edited Penpoint Makerere's literary magazine, while a student at the University.

Employment: Oxford University Press, 1962-64; Self-employed (including writing and broadcasting especially while in exile), 1965-85; Member of Uganda Human Rights Commission, 1986-95; Senior Presidential Adviser, Media & Public Relations, 1996-Present. Nagenda is also engaged in farming (tea, clonal coffee and pigs), and other business.

Bibliography: Mukasa (book for children) ;New York:  Macmillan, 1973. This book won the Coretta King Award in the late '70s. The Seasons of Thomas Tebo (novel). London: Heinemann, 1986. Nagenda's poetry appears in anthologies in Africa, Europe and USA.

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