John Baptist Walusimbi is a Ugandan politician and engineer who served as the Katikkiro of the Kingdom of Buganda from 2008 to 2013.
[2] The riots caused destruction in Kampala and led to the government closing CBS FM, the kingdom's official radio station.
[2] He also designed projects to improve Buganda's revenue base, including the Muganzirwazza commercial plaza at Katwe.
[2] Walusimbi was made a Knight of the Grand Collar of the Royal Order of Merit of Prince Uchicho by King Julio I of the Afro-Bolivians.
[6] 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.