Beyond the Fourth Heritage

About the Book

A unique blend of memoir, academic treatise and self-help, the book is optimistic, open and honest in its approach and will educate and move you to tap into the often ignored sense that you are destined for – and capable of – something far greater. What happens when you are finally comfortable with the choice of your dominant heritage of birth? Whether it is the tribal, national or religious heritage, what then? The author answers this question, by arguing that the next logical step is for each of us to become co-creators beyond the comforts of our heritages of birth. If we each don’t transcend our first heritages, we sabotage our self-actualization and forfeit our natural obligation to leave the world a better place than we found it. And it results in continued fracture of self-identity and society as a whole.

About the Author

Emmanuel S. Kirunda, MSc., is a Project Management Professional based in London. He was born and raised in Iganga, Uganda. After his O-Level years of secondary school, Kirunda was nominated to represent his country at the United World College – USA in New Mexico. He earned his International Baccalaureate Diploma at the school. He studied his bachelor’s degree in Engineering at Lafayette College, Pennsylvania, USA, before earning a master’s degree in Engineering Management from the University of Texas at Austin. After working for 7 years in the civil engineering and financial services industries in New Mexico, Texas and Utah, in 2011 he started working in the oil and gas industry in Uganda, Ghana and London. A three-time published author, Kirunda’s books are all focused on giving a unique voice from the vantage point of someone born and raised in Africa, but fully global in worldview. When not working or writing, he enjoys listening to world music, watching rugby, playing golf and travelling the world.