Paul Ngologoza

Paul Ngologoza OBE, KSG was a Ugandan political leader and writer of Kigezi n'Abantu Baamwo book which was later translated to ''Kigezi and Its People.''

Early life and career

Ngologoza was born in 1897 at Rwanyana, Rubaya Ndorwa Kabale district, in then Kigezi District, he belonged to Abainika sub clan under Ba -Muhuntu clan and he attended the pre- baptismal lessons in 1922.
Ngologoza started his career as a chief in 1923 and in 1925 he became a parish chief. He became a Sub-county chief in 1929 and a Saza chief in 1936, first of Kinkizi, then Rukiga.
Ngologoza was appointed as the secretary general of Kigezi in 1946 by the colonial rulers. In 1956, he served as the districts chief judge till 1959 and also served as a chairman of the appointments board for a short period of time before his retirement in 1960.
In 1967, Ngologoza was called out of his retirement to serve as the deputy speaker of the District Council. when he retired from public service, he was honored as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire and a Knight Commander of the pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great.

Legacy

Historians have treated Ngologoza as a significant figure in the politics and documentary record of Kigezi, including through references to his papers and archives in later historical writing. His role in regional politics and debates around religious movements in southern Uganda is also discussed in published academic work.

His death

Ngologoza died in 1984 and was buried at his home in Bukinda south east of Kabale.

Recognition

In Kabale there is a street that was named after him and a girls scholarship which was launched by the Uganda Chapter of the International Community of Banyakigezi.