Business magnate Bulaimu Muwanga Kibirige — better known as BMK — who died on September 10 at the age of 67, was described as a selfless man. When he was diagnosed with terminal prostrate cancer, BMK chose to share his entrepreneurial knowledge and experiences in an autobiography titled, My Story of Building a Fortune in Africa, which was published about three months before his death.
The book describes how a primary seven dropout worked to build a successful multinational business empire. He was introduced to the world of business at the age of 13 as an apprentice at his father Hajj Ali Kibirige’s coffee trading business and restaurant in Masaka.
