▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁He ▁studied ▁at ▁N t are ▁School . ▁Ser ap io ▁R uk undo ▁holds ▁the ▁degree ▁of ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Com merce , ▁major ing ▁in ▁Account ing , ▁obtained ▁from ▁M aker ere ▁University , ▁U g anda ' s ▁oldest ▁university . ▁ ▁Career ▁From ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁account ant ▁at ▁M v ule ▁S aw ▁Mill , ▁a ▁private ▁l umber ▁factory . ▁He ▁then ▁served ▁as ▁Senior ▁Account ant ▁at ▁Wood s ▁Indust ries ▁Corporation ▁Limited , ▁another ▁private ▁company , ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁U g anda ▁Development ▁Bank , ▁serving ▁as ▁the ▁Account s ▁Manager ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Chief ▁Account ant ▁at ▁National ▁H ous ing ▁and ▁Const ruction ▁Corporation , ▁serving ▁in ▁that ▁capacity ▁for ▁twelve ▁years ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 4 9 , ▁he ▁entered ▁politics , ▁contest ing ▁for ▁the ▁parliament ary ▁seat ▁of ▁Kab ale ▁Municip ality . ▁He ▁won ▁and ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁However , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁he ▁lost ▁his ▁parliament ary ▁seat ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁March , ▁and