He was born in the Acholi sub-region of the Northern Region of Uganda circa 1954. After attending local elementary and secondary schools, he was admitted to Makerere University, Uganda's oldest and largest public university in 1974. He entered Makerere University School of Medicine, graduating with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree, in 1979. In 1990, he obtained a Master of Medicine in Internal Medicine, also from Makerere University.
