Okello Oculi | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Ugandan |
Citizenship | Uganda and Nigeria |
Education | Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (BA) Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda Master of Arts (MA) University of Essex, Essex, United Kingdom Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States |
Occupation(s) | Author, poet & academic |
Years active | 1967 — present |
Known for | Poetry, academia |
Okello Oculi (born 1 January 1942) is a Ugandan novelist, poet, and chronicler of rural African village life. Currently, he is a private political and social consultant based in Abuja, Nigeria. Before that, he served as Professor of Social & Economic Research at Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, Nigeria.