CRANMER KALINDA A GREAT EDUCATOR

Cranmer Kalinda was an educator, Education Administrator, Policy maker, Trainer, facilitator and an Author who retired a politician at a rank of an RDC. His authorship talent has impacted many scholars and educators with the uses of his books in both English and Luganda languages. The educationist passed on at Nakasero Hospital on Saturday 5th August 2017 at 82 years after battling with ulcer cancer and heart related healthy complications for almost 5 years.
Cranmer was widely known for authoring books in both Luganda and English for use in secondary and primary levels of education. He is remembered for his Bazibumbira, Paulo-Kiyita and Kirimuttu which are widely used for teaching comprehension in Luganda offering students at O-Level.
He also authored other books like Uganda Primary English Course with 7 course books, Joined JA Bright as a co Author to the Junior Composition and Grammar.
With his talent, helped to translate the widely read political book “Animal Farm” of George Orwell into Luganda terming it as “Amaka Gabawansolo”.
The parted comrade was born on 21st January 1935 at Lule – Ssemuto in Nakaseke District at a time it was under the Great Bulemezi. He Joined Kyambogo when Kyambogo was still an NTC where he obtained a certificate in teaching primary.
Since he was a supper student, he secured a bursary to study in Britain where he did a Diploma and on return, was appointed Head teacher at Mengo C/U Primary School.
He resigned his Job after a short time and enrolled into Makerere University for a degree in Education. After Makerere, he joined Ibadan University in Nigeria for a Masters degree in Education Planning. When Cranmer returned in Uganda, he was appointed to work with NCDC a body charged with designing the curriculum followed by primary and Secondary schools. He was elevated to the position of Deputy Director and was at NCDC for close to 20 years.
He resigned and retired earier than his official age from NCDC to join politics starting as a counselor for Makindye in the Kampala District Local Council during Mr. Christopher Iga‟s Tenure as Mayor. He later sought for a bigger position in the 1998 local council elections emerging as Makindye Division Chairperson where he is remembered for leading to;-
 the Establishment of Bukasa Primary School which was under grass thatched structures and Kansanga Primary School which was under a tree
 the establishment of Kirudu Hospital which he started as a sub grade healthy centre to offer basic medical services to his electorates, among other programs implemented
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He often talked of his appointment as an RDC as something that caught him a surprise as he had never anticipated about and that the news found him in a taxi heading to Kampala with the first congratulatory message by a taxi conductor who knew him and had sat next to him upon hearing the afternoon news bulletin from CBS radio. He was RDC at a time Mr. Kizito Ssebana was Kampala city Mayor.
Cranmer was a social character who was commonly known as „Musomesa’ literally meaning a teacher to many of his neighbours and locals. He died a satisfied educator and appreciated his well spent life with which he had decided to summarize in a book entitled “Dawn at Dusk” to mean Life begins at retirement he left in blue print.
We cherish of you comrade for the great contribution you made to especially the learning of English and Luganda in both our primary and secondaryschools and will always stand to remember you. We pray that God RestsYour Soul In Peace