Stephen Twinoburyo

Twinoburyo was born on 8 January 1970,[2] in Mbarara, Uganda.[3] He was the second of seven children, and his father worked as a town clerk.[2] He attended Ntare School, and was head prefect there in 1989.[1]

In 1990, he started studying engineering at Makerere University, and relocated to South Africa.[1][3] During his time there, he was chairman of Lumumba Hall.[1] He later studied mathematics as a part-time degree at the University of South Africa, completing the course in 2007.[4]

In 1994, Twinoburyo visited Soweto, South Africa,[3] and it inspired him to move to the country in 1997.[2][3] He lectured at the University of Pretoria,[2] and taught in colleges in Pretoria and Cape Town.[4]

In 2008, Twinoburyo decided to found Uganda Professionals Living in South Africa (AUPSA),[1] and worked as their chairman.[4][5] In 2009, he organised a meeting of Ugandan expatriates in South Africa. The meeting was held in Sandton, South Africa.[4] AUPSA was set up to connect Ugandan expatriates living in South Africa.[1][4] Twinoburyo also worked for the Ugandan Civil Alliance Network.[6]

In 2010, Twinoburyo said that Ugandans were unhappy about the ticket prices for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.[7] In 2011, he condemned alleged human rights abuses in Uganda, and asked South African president Jacob Zuma not to attend the inauguration of Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni.[6]

In 2014, Twinoburyo set up and became the CEO of Scimatic Solutions, a South African company which helps students with maths and science tuition.[2][8] He was inspired to set up the company after visiting the California Science Center and National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.[8] The company is based in Hatfield, Pretoria.[8]

Twinoburyo and his wife had three children.[1] He died in South Africa on 1 January 2019 of a heart attack.[2][3][5] His body was repatriated to Uganda.[2]