Alex Mukulu

Alex Mukulu (1954 – August 2026) was a Ugandan playwright, actor, instrumentalist and author.

Life and career Mukulu was born in Misebe, Mityana (Ssingo County), Buganda in 1954, to Paulo Kayizi Lugaizi and Victoria Ndagire, daughter of Prince Yokana Kimbugwe of Lungujja. After Kololo Secondary School, he studied Film and Drama at Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda. His most well-known plays include “30 Years of Bananas”, “Wounds of Africa” and “Guest of Honour”. “Journey to Self-Realization” was performed at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting held in Kampala in 2007.

On 15 August 2026, it was announced that Mukulu had died. He was 72.

Works

Plays

Books 30 Years of Bananas, Alex Mukulu, Oxford University Press, 1993

Death Mukulu died on 15 August 2026, at the age of 72 at Kiruddu General Referral Hospital.