[1] This location is at the foothills of Wanale, one of the mountain ranges that make up Mount Elgon.

Nabumali has a reputation for being one of the oldest in Uganda (even older than Makerere University which is arguably the most prestigious academic institution in the nation).

[4] Over time the school had developed a reputation for quieter protests and more destructive strikes allegedly led by the then growing population of students from the neighboring Kenya who allegedly had high standards and expectations and were prone to volatile reactions for various reasons.

In reality, the dining hall and the administration block (which included the office of the bursar) were likely selected at random to be torched.

Fun fact: Some of the school's dormitories (which they call houses) are named after former headteachers e.g. Banks and Crabtree.