Mulumba Ivan Matthias is a Ugandan writer, poet, storyteller and valuation surveyor.
Background
Mulumba was born in Masaka District, Central Uganda, to Gerald Jjagwe and Dorothy Namakula Jjagwe. His father worked as a valuation surveyor while his mother ran a bookshop. When his mother"s bookshop closed, the books were stocked at home, something that introduced Mulumba to reading early in his life and sparked a desire for storytelling.
Education
He studied at Bishop Ddungu Boarding Primary School, Blessed Sacrament Kimaanya Primary School, Saint Henry"s College Kitovu and then Makerere University, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in land economics.
Career
He is the author of a collection of poems, His work has appeared in The Kalahari Review, Reader"s Cafe Africa, Africa Book Club, Munyori literary journal, Lawino-magazine, Sooo Many Stories. and Badilisha Poetry.