Michael Kibwika Bagenda (1937-2014) was a retired librarian, who we met when he was organizing the Ham Mukasa Foundation Library. When we worked with him there he invited us to visit him at his place to also document his personal collection.
Michael was a walking encyclopedia of Uganda’s history, partly through his own experiences, partly because of his interests. He was not only Uganda’s first trained librarian, but also an active member of the Uganda Society. Michael served as a city councillor in the late 1960s and was a member of the custodian board that dealt with allocated (and returning to the rightful owners of) Asian businesess.
