About Jane Kaberuka
Born 1956. Jane Kaberuka is an Ugandan writer.
Jane Alison Kaberuka (born 28 August 1956, Bunyoro) is a Ugandan writer of fiction and autobiography, and also a senior civil servant.
Career Kaberuka's education prepared her for science teaching, but in 1987, she was seriously hurt in a car accident. After extensive treatment she was able to walk. This incident and the aftermath led to her autobiographical work Has God forgotten me? The book includes letters she recorded or typed with one finger for her children to read when they were older.
In 1999 she published her novel Silent Patience which begins with an arranged marriage.
Personal life
Kaberuka was born on 28 August 1956 in Bunyoro, Western Uganda. She went to Kyebambe Girls Secondary School It's Natural Darling Nairobi: East African Publishers, 1991. Silent Patience Kampala: Femrite Publications 1999 The Cherished Grass Widow Kampala: MK Publishers, 2003
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Ugandan writer and civil servant
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