John Baptist Walusimbi

John Baptist Walusimbi is a Ugandan politician and engineer who served as the Katikkiro of the Kingdom of Buganda from 2008 to 2013.

Katikkiro of Buganda Walusimbi was appointed as Katikkiro of Buganda on 1 January 2008 and served in this capacity until 2013. He was considered relatively moderate and apolitical compared to the Katikkiro Muliika.

Walusimbi agreed to Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's request for him to meet with the Ssabanyala of Banyala and the Ssabaluuli of Buruuli, which led to some Bugandan officials and loyalists to accuse Walusimbi of advancing Museveni's political interests. The riots caused destruction in Kampala and led to the government closing CBS FM, the kingdom's official radio station.

His four-year term was extended another year.

Controversies In 2021, he was removed from the Register of Engineers by the Ugandan Engineers Registration Board, preventing him to continue working as an engineer.

In September 2024, news reports stated that Walusimbi was facing jailtime for failing to pay back debts owed to Micheal Hadoke, a city money lender. The baliffs demanded a total debt collection of sh 305,350,000.

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