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Old Students of Mbale High School

Once a Mbale High student, always a Mbale High student.

The Old Students Association connects alumni across Uganda and around the world. We hold an annual reunion, run a mentorship programme for current S6 students, and fund scholarships and capital projects.

The Old Students Association

A network sixty eight years deep.

Founded in 1968 by the first ten graduating classes of Mbale High, the Old Students Association has chapters in Mbale, Kampala, Nairobi, London, and Toronto. Membership is free for the first five years after leaving the school.

The OSA elects an executive every two years and meets formally at the annual reunion, traditionally on the first Saturday of August.

Register as alumni
12,400+
Registered alumni
5
International chapters
86
Annual scholarships
UGX 480M
Raised in 2025

Executive Committee 2025 to 2027

President, Eng. Patrick Wamboga (Class of 2010)
Vice President, Dr. Catherine Nakirya (Class of 1992)
Secretary, Sarah Akello (Class of 2015)
Treasurer, Tom Wandera, CPA (Class of 2003)

Notable Old Students

A small sample of the lives our students have made.

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Justice Patrick Wamboga

Class of 1976

Retired High Court Judge of Uganda. Currently chair of the Mbale High Board of Governors.

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Dr. Catherine Nakirya

Class of 1992

Consultant paediatrician at Mulago National Referral Hospital. Founder, Children of Bugisu Health Initiative.

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Eng. Patrick Wamboga

Class of 2010

Senior software engineer at a Nairobi based fintech. President of the Old Students Association.

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Hon. Susan Nabukwasi

Class of 1989

Former Member of Parliament for Mbale Municipality. Now serves on the East African Legislative Assembly.

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Prof. Tom Walela

Class of 1981

Professor of African Literature at Makerere University. Author of seven volumes on Bagisu oral tradition.

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Florence Auma

Class of 1999

BBC Africa correspondent based in Nairobi. Winner, CNN Multichoice African Journalist of the Year, 2018.

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Joshua Cheptegei

Class of 2014

Long distance runner. Two time Commonwealth Games gold medallist, World Cross Country bronze.

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Mary Apio Wanjusi

Class of 2007

Visual artist. Solo exhibitions at the National Gallery Kampala and at Tate Modern, London, 2024.