| Birth Name: | Busingye Kabumba |
| Birth Date: | 12 June 1982 |
| Birth Place: | Uganda |
| Occupation: | Lawyer, academic, writer |
| Alma Mater: | Harvard University, Namilyango college |
| Genre: | Poetry |
Busingye Kabumba (born 12 June 1982) is a Ugandan 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.[1] [2] His poetry collection, "Whispers of My Soul",[3] won first prize in the published works category at the National Book Trust of Uganda (NABOTU) awards of 2002.[4] [5] 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.[6]
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 for his "O" levels and King's College Budo for his "A" levels.[7] He graduated with an LL.B from Makerere University. 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. He later did a master of laws Harvard University.[8]