Michael Tugyetwena

Harnessing Systems Thinking: A Game-Changer in Sustainable Risk Management linkedin.com/pulse/harnessi… via @LinkedIn

@CAREUganda and @ObukamaBwaTooro have re‑signed their MoU, renewing a shared commitment to stronger livelihoods and inclusive devt. CARE will support a five‑year Food & Nutrition Action Plan to tackle high food and nutrition insecurity in Tooro. @Tugye @YossaDaisy

Proud to see #QuAMPlus entering UAT & ToT phase under #STEPS with #ECHO support – a big step towards stronger, digital accountability for Uganda’s LNAs.

Prof. Ssejjaaka took participants deeper into the philosophy of research, reminding us that great research is more than data collection; it is anchored in how we understand truth, knowledge, and reality. He emphasised that solving national challenges, like debt, taxation, or governance, requires framing problems through multiple lenses. Whether economic, political, behavioural, or social, our assumptions shape our conclusions. He highlighted three pillars every serious researcher must understand: 🔹 Ontology: What is reality? What is truth? 🔹 Epistemology: How do we acquire knowledge? 🔹 Axiology: What values guide our inquiry? Prof. Ssejjaaka reminded accountants that methodology is not just a technical step; it defines how we investigate, test assumptions, and validate evidence. Whether through qualitative insight, quantitative analysis, or mixed methods, credibility comes from rigour and evidence, not opinion. His message was clear: 👉 Accountants must embrace research as a disciplined way of thinking. 👉 Evidence-based inquiry strengthens public policy, deepens accountability, and elevates the profession. 👉 Curiosity, scepticism, and methodology are the engines of meaningful innovation. 📺 Watch the keynote here: pulse.ly/ytttdib18z #ICPAUResearchConf2025 #AccountantsReConfUg #WeCreateImpact

👏 @CAREUganda — fully aligned. The biggest challenge now is the cost of digitization, the unabated telecom/transaction fees are taxing the last mile hence a disincentive. We need urgent, coordinated solutions (MNOs /Regulators /Donors) to cut digital costs and unlock the envisioned transformational, gender-responsive inclusion. #Uganda #FinInclusion

“@CAREUganda believes financial inclusion must be transformational, digitally enabled, and gender-responsive. We've supported over 3M Ugandans through SGs with 70% women, empowering economic growth & social cohesion. sustainable financial inclusion and impact." @gabazira

Independence, Again 9th October rises like a drumbeat on Nakasero hill— flag lifting, cranes circling the skyline, the Nile remembering how to carry weight. We sing of 1962, yes— but today independence must also pay rent, buy fuel, cover school fees without bargaining with tomorrow. Independence is not only a border drawn in ink; it’s a budget drawn in truth. It is a heart that refuses to live on overdraft, a mind that learns before it spends, hands that plant, build, code, and compound. We have known the pinch— prices climbing like Rwenzori goats, salary standing still in the valley, mobile-money beeping like a hungry bird. Yet the same streets that test us also teach us: Kikuubo whispers margins, boda-bodas hum side-hustle hymns, markets preach inventory and patience. So let this be our second independence— the quiet one, counted in shillings and choices: 1. Track the tide: every UGX named before it swims away. 2. Pay yourself first: a small seed each month—emergency first, investment next. 3. Avoid the sugar of debt: sweet now, bitter later—use credit only to build cash flow. 4. Skill up: one new tool—data, design, a trade—makes tomorrow cheaper. 5. Plant value, not only crops: add packaging, standards, stories; sell beyond the village. 6. Join hands: SACCO, VSLA, investment clubs—discipline is stronger in community. 7. Own productive assets: from a sewing machine to a brick press, a laptop to a beehive. 8. Diversify streams: salary + service + small store + T-Bills or unit trusts; let money have siblings. 9. Insure the fragile: health, farm, business—because one storm should not reset a life. 10. Give with wisdom: generosity that builds capacity, not dependency. Social independence is the courage to say “no” to pressure that dresses as prestige— the wedding loan, the weekend you cannot afford, the banquet where tomorrow’s hunger is the main course. It is choosing community over comparison, networks over noise, character over clout. Financial independence is slow thunder: discipline tapped out month after month, compounding like rain learning the path to the lake. It is NSSF topped up, a unit trust growing quietly, a plot bought not for gossip but for plans, a business that opens at dawn and closes with books balanced. And spiritual independence? Gratitude that steadies the gaze, hope that runs on long roads, ethics that sign every transaction so sleep can stay the night. Uganda, today we lift the flag and the ledger. We audit our habits, declare a dividend of dignity, and pass a budget of better choices. May our children inherit not only freedom songs but freedom systems— households with shock absorbers, towns that manufacture tomorrow, villages where surplus travels on good roads to good markets. Independence is a daily verb. Let it be seen in small receipts and large horizons, in laughter that doesn’t owe anyone, in pockets that partner with purpose, in dreams that cash-flow themselves. Happy Independence. May our green be for growth, our black for depth, our yellow for earned light— and our crested crane stride forward, step by saved step. #Uganda #IndependenceDayUganda #UgandaAt63 #FinancialFreedom #FIUG #MoneyMattersUG #PayYourselfFirst #DebtFreeJourney

📢 Join the Conversation on Quality, Trust, and Growth in Africa! PAFA and ICPAU invite you to Quality Week 2025, a virtual forum uniting accountancy professionals, regulators, and standard setters from across Africa. 🗓 Dates: 9 – 12 June 2025 🕒 Time: 14:00 – 17:00 (GMT+2) 📍 Platform: Virtual (Zoom) Theme: “Enhancing Accountancy Quality to Drive Transparency, Trust, and Sustainable Economic Growth in Africa” Expect keynote speakers, expert panels, and practical insights that will shape the future of accountancy quality on the continent. 🔗 Register here: bit.ly/PafaWebinars6 #WeCreateImpact #QualityWeek2025 #AccountancyAfrica #PAFA

@CAREUganda @opioageto welcomes various @CARE country teams, and partners to the #Scaling #FFBS global Learning Event. He reflected on three things: System-Level Impact &Leadership, Intentional Innovation across countries & Partnerships and Localization and community Ownership.

Intellectual Stagnation like the African Proverb says; “ Knowledge is like a garden: If it is not cultivated, it cannot be harvested.”

Internal audit value proposition confirms that internal audit function is not just a check on compliance—it is a strategic partner that safeguards assets, drives improvement, and builds trust with stakeholders through its unique ability to blend assurance, insight, and objectivity.

Audit committees are catalysts for change, driving assurance, insight, & objectivity in governance. As highlighted by Commissioner Hellen from the Internal Auditor General’s office at @KCCAUG stakeholders meeting organized by CPA Moses Nambale Bwire, they ensure accountability, mitigate risks, & amplify the impact of internal audits. Together, they safeguard public trust and promote sustainable development in the public sector. #Governance #CCPAC #KCCA

We are pleased to announce that the updated list of registered accountants is now available. If you’re seeking to verify the registration status of an accountant or looking for a qualified professional, visit our portal through the link below: icpauportal.com/index.php/exte… Ensure you’re working with trusted, registered accountants. #WeCreateImpact

📢 We appreciate @URAuganda for their recent update on tax compliance. Effective Sept 1, 2024, entities with an annual turnover of UGX 500M+ must submit audited financial statements alongside their tax returns, as prepared by an @ICPAU1 registered auditor/practitioner. 📊 To ensure compliance and safeguard against fraud/impersonators, always verify that your auditor is fully licensed via the ICPAU (icpauportal.com/index.php/exte…) website. Avoid impersonators and secure your financial integrity! 🛡️ For more information, reach out via the official URA channels. 📞💻 #TaxCompliance #FinancialIntegrity #URA #Uganda

Positioning @CAREUganda as the leader and enabler of locally-led approach in both development and Humnaitarian sectors

@CAREUganda #2024Partnershipmeet starts with a call from @gabazira to go beyond transactions and focus on strategic business models to stay a float in the changing industry. “Let’s wear the right lenses when we speak about locally led”, says Apollo.

"How well do you know yourself? Reflect on your abilities—both tapped and untapped. Identify your strongest points, recognize your weaknesses & ask yourself: What are you forcing? Self-awareness is key to personal and professional growth." - Dr Spire #29ICPAUAS #WeCreateImpact

The timing of this collaboration is perfect: Ensibuuko is embarking on a journey to deliver digital products to millions of customers who operate in savings groups. #EnsibuukoCareLaunch

On to the Panel discussion, led by @Ensibuuko_Ug CEO, Mr. Gerald talking about challenges in this sector “Level of device ownership amongst women is still low. Women are refusing to own devices because of fear of their husbands…” #EnsibuukoCareLaunch

With the opening remarks is the @CAREUganda Country Director, Apollo Gabazira… “We are gathered here today to launch something huge & in fact, a breakthrough that’s going to impact women…” #EnsibuukoCareLaunch