Jonathan Tugume

@ProfNawangwe Prof, How about student accomodation?

At the press conference held today to brief the media about Makerere’s new strategic plan (2026/2026-2029/2030), I have emphasised the need to establish either a scholarship or a loan scheme for graduate students (postgraduate, masters and PhDs). Our strategy is to grow the number of graduate students from 3,800 to 7400 in the next five years.

@PatroUganda 120% right. Lets Mulago put forth their proper budget not a shoe string, casualty department and emergency response as well

Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has urged all government employees to seek medical treatment at Mulago Hospital instead of traveling abroad.

@ProfNawangwe @EdwinMuramuzii @Makerere @UniofNewcastle Congratulations Edwin!

Today I met and congratulated gallant Makererean @EdwinMuramuzii who returned from Newcastle University after graduating at the top of his Masters in Transport Engineering class. Congratulations, Edwin and thank you for displaying the high quality that Makerere University is made of.

@rggoobi PS/ST lets go straight. Give the actual large work directly to the local companies. You win in all ways. Remove procurment barriers, govt job is to provide strong supervision, then watch your money work for you. @DynacoLimited @ApolloBuregyeya @UNABSEC_UG

Well written. Our private sector is strong in small deals but less able to take on mega-projects. What are we doing about this? Providing finance & technical skills to local firms to compete for bigger contracts. 1/ monitor.co.ug/uganda/busines…

@assempebwa @MoWT_Uganda @DynacoLimited @UNABSEC_UG the arch bridge is designed as an integral structure with no joints or bearings, guranttees 120yrs zero maintenance costs.

Keeping Up with the Gains…! #Ssezibwa Bridge works in MOTION! We hadn’t built an arch bridge of this scale! We’re now pushing aesthetics in infrastructure! These assets should do more than moving traffic but deliver beauty and boost tourism!!! Also, the asset is proudly delivered by a Ugandan contractor!🤙🏾 @MoWT_Uganda

@refactory_acad Very well done 👍

Wrapped up the #DigitalSkillsShowcase2025 with 504 graduates awarded certificates. 89% were young women (18–35) under the #10XProgram, incl. 7% with disabilities. Special thanks to Ms. Rowena Turinawe for inspiring graduates to embrace the future of work! #10XDigitalEconomy

@aitajoel 🤣🤣 a meal each for one year, you were indeed ready for §uič̣ide mission 2

SUICIDE MISSION 2: RESIGNING YOUR JOB TO START YOUR OWN BUSINESS I've received countless questions from people wondering what they should do if they're ready to quit their jobs and launch their own businesses. As someone who graduated with a BSc. Civil Engineering Makerere University back in 2004, I had a crystal-clear plan: grind it out in the industry for three solid years to build hands-on experience, then hand in my resignation and start my own firm. Sounds straightforward, right? In reality, it's far easier said than done. You need to plan carefully. The safest approach is to start your company while still employed (what I call insurance), so you have a steady monthly paycheck as a fallback if things don't go well. However, this comes with a major drawback: your 9-5 job leaves little time for your business. From experience, your company won't grow as quickly as it could if you dedicated more time to it. Often times, you will inject money for the workers. They will benefit from the company profits more than you the owner. Eventually the business dies and you lose a lot of money. In 2007, I chose what I now call the Suicide Mission: I quit my stable job with the German Company Beller Consult and M&E Associates and launched my own company Joadah Consult. No safety net, no fallback plan—just raw determination and a stomach for risk. You need thick skin to survive this path; rejection, cash-flow droughts, and self-doubt become your daily companions. I’ll never forget the first month. For years, my salary had landed like clockwork on the 28th. That date came and went in silence—no deposit, no notification, nothing. That empty bank alert hit harder than any boss’s criticism ever could. It was the moment I truly understood: I was on my own. But something shifted inside me that day. The absence of a guaranteed paycheck ignited a fire. My capabilities expanded overnight. I flipped into overdrive, working 16-hour days, weekends, holidays—whatever it took. Ideas flowed faster, decisions sharpened, and every small win felt monumental because it was mine. Full throttle became the only speed I knew. I remember one time picking my phone and calling Charles our Airport Taxi guy who used to pick and drop us to the airport whenever we were travelling for work related trips. I told just I have a car and would like to do some drop off if he has more than one client at a time. Charles laughed. He couldn’t believe. But after explaining to him that I now have my new company which hasn’t started making money, he started giving me some gigs. I would drop some of his clients from the airport to Kampala and make some money. Time came I could do like 3 drops a week. This kept us going. However, the Suicide Mission was far from reckless—it was an accurately planned operation, built on two years of calculated risks. Long before I handed in my resignation, I began preparing. Every month, while still drawing my salary, I quietly invested in the future office: a sturdy chair one month, a solid desk the next, then a printer, a photocopier, computer, filing cabinets, and all the essentials. By the end of those two years, I had accumulated everything needed to set up a fully functional workspace—no loans, no rushed purchases, no startup debt. As the final months were approaching, I decided to pay Rent for one year one room office at Cynthia House Kisubi, Medical Insurance for one year for two people (me and wife), Food for one year for two in a Local Restaurant (One plate per day per person). S&S Nkumba used to have an arrangement where the University students pay for a whole semester, so I negotiated and paid for a whole year. With the three in place, I knew I was ready for the Suicide Mission. With that calculated Risk, I knew at-least one year is sorted. The second year will sort itself along the way. One easy Calculated Risk one can do is to set up rental units which can raise revenue equivalent to their monthly salary, then you hit out. It is always advisable to start your own business when you have time for it. Otherwise, you may not go far with it. You will inject a lot of money only to be eaten by the workers. But in trying to execute your suicide mission, calculate the risks very well. As we always say, Suicide Mission is for the thick-skinned and you too can be thick skinned. Joel Aita CEO Joadah

@mucbenson @MoWT_Uganda The verge growth should be cut leveled flush continous with the cross fall

@MoWT_Uganda Exposing those shoulders to surface runoffs will instead increase erosion and fast deterioration of the road. Trimmed grass is even useful to protecting the road shoulders which increases its life. @MoWT_Uganda

⚠️APPROACH CAREFULLY: Shoulder grading works along the Mbarara—Bwizibwera Road. Our Station Team in Mbarara is carrying out shoulder grading to remove silt deposits that had narrowed the carriageway and impeded water drainage. PURPOSE: The intervention is part of routine maintenance efforts aimed at restoring road width, improving surface drainage, and enhancing safety and comfort for all road users. #RoadMaintenanceUg

@MoWT_Uganda You are doing the right thing. That little grass left to grow at the road verges has wiped out Uganda's paved network in last few years.

@ApolloBuregyeya That very wisdom and revelation is God given to all so we are without excuse. Iove your perspectives Dr. Coffee on me any time when you are back.

Heaven and hell are real. They are not only distant places but also realities born in the mind. Thoughts are not air; thoughts are things. They carry weight, energy, and direction. They are seeds, and whatever we plant in thought eventually grows into the life we live within us, around us, and beyond us. If we cannot explain how we came to exist on this earth, how breath entered dust, how the mind itself began to think, then it is foolish to believe that human logic can define or dismiss the existence of heaven and hell. The very fact that the Creator gave us the power to imagine them means they already exist within us. The moment we imagine them, we begin to create them. And what we create through thought, we project into a reality that extends beyond our physical consciousness. Surely, the One who gave us eyes values sight. He does not merely see as we do, but sees beyond the very idea of sight itself. The One who gave us ears values hearing. He does not only hear words but also silence and intent. And the One who gave us a mind also imagines. He imagines beyond what we can ever dream, beyond the farthest reach of heaven and the deepest thought of hell. If God shared imagination with us, then He shared His power to create. Every thought is a tool. Every vision is a seed. Heaven and hell are not only waiting somewhere else; they are already forming through our thoughts, our actions, and the worlds we build each day. The question, then, is not whether heaven and hell exist. The real question is: which one are you creating with your thoughts and your life today? Happy Sunday.

@ClaverBSerumaga @UgEquityBank Congratulations Claver! All be best in your new role

Dear Friends, It’s been a minute since I updated my profile. Now that it’s done, happy to share stories of inspiration and transformation with you all. #NewProfilePic

@rnamugera @DynacoLimited @nakaseroboys @teammatooke @kyanjarunners Go Ronnie!

This is the Day that the Lord has made🙏🏽.Sydney Marathon 2025, sponsored by @DynacoLimited and Ismat. Representing @nakaseroboys @teammatooke @kyanjarunners

@tufre80 See me!

I've been working on my Will & Last Statement over the last few months. It's a sobering experience. Mortality reminds us how unimportant we are. Some of the content is unorthodox, but my cat(s) will not suffer. They'll have part of the estate. Also.. I want cremation.

@kasujja We are proud to have you represent @smackists

Mission ACCOMPLISHED! It has been 13 years of constant growth.. breaking barriers..amplifying African voices on the biggest stage…going into spaces that would otherwise never be explored. I’m grateful for the opportunity to have worked at the BBC. It’s been transformative. Thank you to my colleagues around the world especially on Africa Daily and Newsday. I’m also grateful for my family and friends - whose support has kept me going. I didn’t think I’d last this long. I was ready to leave in 2014. But I’m glad I stuck it. The global network I’ve built over the last 13 years will be valuable in the next chapter of this story. We must continue to weave Africa’s narrative. No one is coming to save us. No one cares as much as we do.

@tufre80 @ApolloBuregyeya Looking great both

Buregyeya! Insanely liberal. I dropped everything to catch up with this crazy fella. He's on a mission to fix Africa's mineral wealth. Abidjan welcomes him🫶🏿

@PaulOmara19 Happy Birthday Hon. We thank the Lord.

Today is my birthday. By God’s grace we survived a fatal Helicopter crash. We have lived to celebrate another year. I give glory to God for His mercies and faithfulness. May we all continue to serve diligently Him and His people whom we represent. Amen.

@Kenyans Very well said @KagutaMuseveni but fear men they prefer "Barabbas".

People think the USA is heaven, forgetting that God is in heaven - Museveni

@UNABSECPresidnt Great Job madam President

From 10th to 12th June 2025, I had the honour of representing Uganda and our growing construction industry at the 16th International Infrastructure Investment and Construction Forum (IIICF) in Macao, China 🇨🇳. As the first female President of UNABSEC in its 32-year history, I was privileged to speak at the Roundtable of Chairpersons of International Associations, contributing to the global conversation under the theme: “Enhanced Connectivity for Win-Win Cooperation.” In my remarks, I emphasized: 🔹 The power of international industrial associations to promote inclusive, cross-border infrastructure collaboration 🔹 The need for policies that require international firms executing projects in developing countries to partner with national contractors endorsed by credible associations 🔹 The launch of Women in Construction Uganda (WICU) on 11th April 2025 — a milestone I’m especially proud of as a lifelong advocate for gender inclusion in the built environment 🔹 The opportunity for joint action and regional dialogue to ensure infrastructure delivers shared prosperity I truly believe that connectivity is not just physical — it is relational, inclusive, and transformational. @UNABSEC_UG @GenWamala @HonEchweru @MoWT_Uganda 🌍 #IIICF2025 #WomenInConstruction #InfrastructureMatters #ConnectivityWithPurpose

@DPFUganda I dont get why you are proud to guarantee only 10m. How lazy! Is this not a scam? Protect 75% worst case 50% of deposits

📽️Do you know what would happen to your money if your bank were to fail & be closed for liquidation? Watch this video in Luganda to learn about what DPF does. #Yourdepositsareprotected up to UGX 10m.