Tumusiime Rushedge

1941 (age 67)

Bushenyi District, Uganda

He was known as "Tom rush". He wrote a weekly column in the "Sunday Vision", called "Old Fox". He was the brain behind the cartoon strip Ekanya, which was published daily in the "New Vision". He is the author of a novel, "The corrupt, the quick and the dead". Tumusiime was born on March 1, 1941 in Buhweju county, Bushenyi District. He was the first born of seven children, born to the Review Andereya Rushedge and Eseza Bantu. He grew-up in a Christian home and during his childhood, he was greatly involved in Emmanuel Church Kabwohe as a drummer calling worshippers to Sunday service. He attended Kibubura Boys Primary School in Ibanda, for his primary education. Foreign secondary education, he went on to Mbarara High School (1954-1957) and Ntare School (1958-1960). He designed the school badge of Ntare school while a student there. He studied Medicine at Makerere University in 1961. There, again he excelled and in 1966 he graduated with honours, going on to specialise in ear, nose and throat (ENT).

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He was known as "Tom rush". He wrote a weekly column in the "Sunday Vision", called "Old Fox". He was the brain behind the cartoon strip Ekanya, which was published daily in the "New Vision".

He is the author of a novel, "The corrupt, the quick and the dead".

Tumusiime was born on March 1, 1941 in Buhweju county, Bushenyi District. He was the first born of seven children, born to the Review

Andereya Rushedge and Eseza Bantu. He grew-up in a Christian home and during his childhood, he was greatly involved in Emmanuel Church Kabwohe as a drummer calling worshippers to Sunday service.

He attended Kibubura Boys Primary School in Ibanda, for his primary education.

Foreign secondary education, he went on to Mbarara High School (1954-1957) and Ntare School (1958-1960). He designed the school badge of Ntare school while a student there. He studied Medicine at Makerere University in 1961.

There, again he excelled and in 1966 he graduated with honours, going on to specialise in ear, nose and throat (ENT).

Achievements

He attained a post-graduate diploma at Medical School. He went for further studies in the United States and attained a master"s degree in Surgery in Chicago. Foreign his accomplishment in the medical fields of ENT and neurology, he was awarded a professorship.

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