City businessman Hajji Bulaimu Muwanga Kibirige, commonly known as BMK has passed on. BMK died earlier today in Nairobi, Kenya where he had gone for further treatment. BMK died of Prostate Cancer.
“With a heavy heart, we announce the death of our proprietor, Hajji Bulaimu Muwanga Kibirige. He has been a great father, a very good leader, a mentor and a friend to everyone. May his soul rest in peace.” Hotel Africana said on Twitter
In 1997, BMK started with the 40-room motel Hotel Africana on Kololo Hill, which is within Kampala’s central business district. During the next decade, the hotel grew into a four star establishment.
BMK was the chairman and managing director of the BMK Group of companies, whose member businesses include: Hotel Africana Kampala, 2-4 Wampewo Avenue, Hotel Africana Moroto, Hotel Africana Lusaka Zambia, BMK Motorcycles (U) Limited, BMK Motorcycles (K) Limited Kenya, BMK Motorcycles (T) Limited, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Others are;
- BMK Motorcycles (R) Limited, Kigali, Rwanda
- BMK Motorcycles (Z) Limited, Lusaka, Zambia
- Hotel Africana Forex Bureau 1, 2-4 Wampewo Avenue, Kampala, Uganda
- Hotel Africana Forex Bureau 2, 16-18 William Street, Kampala, Uganda
- BMK Construction Leasing Company, Kigali, Rwanda
- BMK Oil Equipment Company, Kampala, Uganda