My name is Jolly Kimeze-Mpanga. I was born in Buganda a country now called Uganda. My childhood was spent climbing trees at Banda village. The area of Banda village where I was born and raised by my paternal grandmother is now occupied by Kyambogo University. However,the house where my Dad, his mistress of 60 years, and step siblings lived still stands today.I have lived in the United Kingdom for more than 40 years. I have been married to my wife and best friend,Elizabeth Ann, for more than 30 years. We have got two beautiful daughters who are both Chartered Accountants and graduates of Oxford University.We have got one of the loveliest and noisy dog called Cliquot. He is fourteen and just… eats rice and chicken mixed with a little turmeric. My early years were spent at Kalinabiri Primary school where we had to cover the the classroom floor with cow dung to stop jiggers infecting our feet!Somehow I managed to pass my exams and ended up at Nyakasura School in Fortpotal which was one of the best schools at that time . From there I moved on to Makerere College School. I was therefore shipped off to the United Kingdom to Study Hotel and Catering Administration at Bournemouth Technical College.From Bournemouth Technical College I moved on to the University of Surrey in Guildford. After that I worked as an accountant for various firms. My final employment as an accountant was with Whitbread Plc at Chiswell Street in the City of London.Soon afterwards in 1987, I set up Hurlingham Hampers Deli on the New Kings Road in Fulham. This was a stone's throw from the famous Hurlingham Club as the Estate agent who sold the lease for the deli put it to me.In the meantime my wife was admitted to the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London. After graduating she moved to the University of Surrey for a Masters degree in Tourism. She is currently working for one of the big four firms of Accountants as a senior Research manager