Bulaimu Muwanga Kibirige
Bulaimu Muwanga Kibirige, (2 October 1953 – 10 September 2021), commonly known as BMK, was a Ugandan businessman, entrepreneur, and hotel owner. According to a 2012 published report, he was one of the wealthiest people in Uganda. Background. In 1997, BMK started with the 40-room motel "Hotel Africana", on Kololo Hill, which is within Kampala's central business district. During the next decade, the hotel grew into a four star establishment. Business interests. BMK was the chairman and managing director of the BMK Group of companies, whose member businesses include: 1. Hotel Africana Kampala, 2-4 Wampewo  Avenue, Kololo Hill, Kampala, Uganda 2. Hotel Africana Moroto, Moroto City, Uganda 3. Hotel Africana Lusaka, Lusaka, Zambia 4. BMK Motorcycles (U) Limited, Nateete, Kampala, Uganda 5. BMK Motorcycles (K) Limited, Nairobi, Kenya 6. BMK Motorcycles (T) Limited, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 7. BMK Motorcycles (R) Limited, Kigali, Rwanda 8. BMK Motorcycles (Z) Limited, Lusaka, Zambia 9. Hotel Africana Forex Bureau 1, 2-4 Wampewo Avenue, Kampala, Uganda 10. Hotel Africana Forex Bureau 2, 16-18 William Street, Kampala, Uganda 11. BMK Construction Leasing Company, Kigali, Rwanda 12. BMK Oil Equipment Company, Kampala, Uganda Other responsibilities. BMK served in the  following public positions: 1. Chairman of the Uganda Hotel Owners Association 2. Board member of the Ugandan North American Association 3. Chairman Executive Board for Uganda Sickle Cell Rescue Foundation Illness and death. BMK had been battling cancer for some time before his death. He was admitted to a hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, for some time, before he died there on 10 September 2021, at the age of 67.