Alex Mukulu
Ugandan Playwright
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Alex Mukulu was born in Misebe (Ssingo County), Buganda in 1954, to Paulo Kayizi Lugaizi and Victoria Ndagire, daughter of Prince Yokana Kimbugwe of Lungujja. After Kololo Secondary School, he studied Film and Drama at Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda. His most well-known plays include “30 Years of Bananas”, “Wounds of Africa” and “Guest of Honour”.
“Journey to Self-Realization” was performed at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting held in Kampala in 2007.
On 15 August 2026, it was announced that Mukulu had died. He was 72.
“Journey to Self-Realization” was performed at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting held in Kampala in 2007.
On 15 August 2026, it was announced that Mukulu had died. He was 72.