Samson Babi Mululu Kisekka was a Ugandan politician who was Prime Minister of Uganda from 1986 to 1991 and the fifth Vice President of Uganda from 1991 to 1994.
24 Facts About Samson Kisekka
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Dr Kisekka Samson was born in the evening of Friday 23 June 1912 in Mengo, Kampala, Uganda and grew up near what would become Uganda's capital, Kampala.
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Samson Kisekka's father was Paul M Babikulya, a Muluka Chief, and mother Yaeri N Babikulya were strong believers of Anglican Church.
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At only nine years, young Samson was taken to Kira and Ngogwe Central Schools away from his home in Nakifuma County.
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Samson Kisekka was a First Class Scholar, Administrator, and an ardent sportsman as he was part of the "first eleven" team footballer winning the Archer all round prize for the best all rounder at Makerere University in December 1935.
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Samson Kisekka was a strong believer in self-sustainability and was always in search for self-confidence while still a young man.
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Samson Kisekka got deeply involved in medical programs that mainly benefited the general public, orphans and other disadvantaged groups.
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Dr Samson Kisekka was very entrepreneurial in character, which came to light as far back as the 1940s.
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Samson Kisekka got involved in many business ventures that included; a transportation company, a fishing company, a farming association, a dairy cooperative, an insurance company, and a transportation cooperative.
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Samson Kisekka was a spokesman of the National Resistance Movement in September to December 1985 during the Nairobi Peace Talks between NRM and the Uganda Government headed by Tito Okello Lutwa.
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Immediately after becoming president of Uganda Yoweri Museveni appointed Dr Samson Kisekka to be the Prime Minister of Uganda on 31 January 1986, in which position he served for five years.
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Samson Kisekka was later elevated to the office of the Vice President on 22 January 1991.
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Samson Kisekka served as a special presidential adviser until his retirement in 1994.
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Dr Samson Kisekka belonged to a new generation of African leadership which emerged with clarity of thought, honest evaluation of Africa's history, and a vision for a bright future for Africa.
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Samson Kisekka supported a type of leadership which breaks down the political, economic, and social boundaries, and suggested a leadership culture oriented to economic development.
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Samson Kisekka never reconciled with colonial educational policies but believed in a pattern of education tailored to the needs of the African society.
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Samson Kisekka considered himself under debt to the community whose tax payments had provided the scholarships for his studies at secondary school and university.
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Dr Samson Kisekka was known as a hard-working statesman, an advocate of mixed farming, which activities covered horticulture and dairy farming.
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Dr Samson Kisekka was a recipient of numerous awards and honors both on national and international level the most recognizable ones being listed in Men of Achievement-International Directory of International Biography, "International Who's Who of Intellectuals", the first Ugandan to ever be included, decorated with Paul Harris Fellowship-Rotary International.
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Samson Kisekka considered unity of Uganda as the best mission for political leadership of the country.
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The time-conscious, responsible celebrity who could never tolerate punctuality being defeated, Dr Samson Kisekka was a model personality and a grand source of inspiration to both young and old.
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Samson Kisekka died at University College Hospital in London, England, of a heart attack on 25 October 1999, while awaiting heart surgery.
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Samson Kisekka was an ardent member and an elder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and a very religious man, was Director of Uganda YMCA for a period of ten years from 1965 through 1975.
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Samson Kisekka was a life member of the Uganda Bible Society, and a member of the International Religious Liberty Organization since 1987.