Ugandans are mourning the death of Businessman Dr Bulaimu Muwanga Kibirige also known as BMK who owns Hotel Africana who has succumbed to cancer today morning at Nairobi Hospital. The business mogul has died at the age of 67.
Eulogies are outpouring on social media with many applauding his economic contribution to Uganda and East Africa.
BMK started building his empire in 1997 when he started with the 40-room motel Hotel Africana, on Kololo Hill. During the next decade, the hotel grew into a four star establishment.
It birthed the BMK group of Companies whose member businesses include; Hotel Africana Kampala, 2-4 Wampewo Avenue, Kololo Hill, Hotel Africana Moroto, Moroto City, Hotel Africana Lusaka, Zambia, BMK Motorcycles (U) Limited, Nateete, BMK Motorcycles (K) Limited, Nairobi, Kenya, BMK Motorcycles (T) Limited, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, BMK Motorcycles (R) Limited, Kigali, Rwanda, BMK Motorcycles (Z) Limited, Lusaka, Zambia, Hotel Africana Forex Bureau 1, 2-4 Wampewo Avenue, Hotel Africana Forex Bureau 2, 16-18 William Street, BMK Construction Leasing Company, Kigali, Rwanda and BMK Oil Equipment Company, Kampala.
Here are some of the tributes;