Charlie Bereket

Engineer | Entrepreneur 🕊 | Conservationist

[Charlie Bereket @CharlieBereket]

@solomonking Those are the country's busiest highways, transporting the majority of its passengers and goods. The most pragmatic solution is to transfer the bulk of freight to rail and a sizeable portion of passengers to aviation; both are entirely achievable.

[Ismael Kiyonga @IsmaelKiyonga]

Mwe mwe mwe!! exactly how children should play. Any leads to this academy?

[Moe @moneyacademyKE]

Aliko Dangote has revealed how he plans to finance his proposed $17 billion (about Sh2.2 trillion) oil refinery in Kenya.

Here's an explanation of how he plans to do it.

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[Charlie Bereket @CharlieBereket]

@kebirungilydi …furthermore, all International Schools are on recess during the summer holidays 😊

[Charlie Bereket @CharlieBereket]

@Buzeki_Sharifah @KwikirizaNova Excellent debrief and follow-up response! Kudos! 👊🏾🫱🏾‍🫲🏿👏🏾

[Charlie Bereket @CharlieBereket]

@TheMutaD @Hashim11 .

[Charlie Bereket @CharlieBereket]

@ApolloBuregyeya @MoWT_Uganda @HonByamukama This government has not been fair to its local contractors. Imagine spending trillions on educating and training brilliant students into competent engineers over the decades only to lock them out in the cold in the most consequential part of the cycle - construction! 👷🏾🚧

[Buregyeya Apollo, PhD @ApolloBuregyeya]

Dear Minister, @MoWT_Uganda @HonByamukama

Thank you for convening the contractors. The only small concern is that, looking at the audience, one struggles to identify which country the meeting was intended to build.

We have become remarkably efficient at commissioning roads. We have been less successful at commissioning Ugandan road contractors.

Foreign contractors are not the problem. Every country needs international partners. The puzzle is why, after decades of infrastructure investment, Ugandan contractors still seem to attend these meetings as guests in an industry financed by Ugandan taxpayers.

Perhaps the measure of leadership is not how many kilometres of road are completed, but how many local companies graduate from subcontractors to prime contractors by the end of each project.

Otherwise, we risk celebrating completed roads while quietly renting the experience, the profits, the technology and the next generation of contractors.

The roads remain in Uganda. It would be nice if more of the industry did too.

[Charlie Bereket @CharlieBereket]

@ApolloBuregyeya @MoWT_Uganda @HonByamukama This government has not been fair to its local contractors. Imagine spending trillions on educating and training brilliant students into competent engineers over the decades only to lock them out in the cold in the most consequential part of the cycle - construction! 👷🏾🚧

[MOTORCARE UGANDA LTD @Motorcare_ug]

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*Overseas model shown.

#NissanUG #NissanPatrol #InnovationWithNissan #FeelPatrol

[Gava Charles @charlesgava_256]

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[Charlie Bereket @CharlieBereket]

@Akeda4 @HonByamukama @MoWT_Uganda @assempebwa @TheMutaD @amronaldo @TonyNatif 📍

[Charlie Bereket @CharlieBereket]

Hon. @Akolanthony, please accept my deepest condolences for the lives lost and those injured in this and other similar recent tragedies. My sympathies go out to the bereaved families and all heartbroken Ugandans. 💔🙏🏾

While we currently rely heavily on road transportation, these senseless tragedies highlight the urgent need for change. As our economy shows remarkable growth, resilience, and sustainability, our leaders must be bold, strategic, and forward-thinking in revolutionizing and integrating our transportation systems.

It is time to prioritize the safest mode of transport — aviation. We must shift toward pragmatic, bold execution in developing our air transport infrastructure, which, over the long term, is more cost-effective than road and rail.

To achieve this, we need to establish the mandates, conditions, and incentives necessary to attract and support private investment in the sector. Expanding our capacity to move people and goods by air will be faster, safer, and essential for the future of Uganda’s economy 🇺🇬.

Over to you, Honorable.

#MyTwoCents.

[Charlie Bereket @CharlieBereket]

Globally, bottlenecked funding is the primary cause of infrastructure distress. Solve that, and you will truly grasp why certain nations develop at such a rapid — almost miraculous — pace compared to others.

[The New Vision @newvisionwire]

The @MinisterofWorks, @HonByamukama , is meeting road contractors responsible for the construction and rehabilitation of national roads across the country.

He assures them that the Government is ready to clear the outstanding debts.

📷SimonPeterTumwine

#VisionUpdates

[Charlie Bereket @CharlieBereket]

@newvisionwire @ministerofworks @HonByamukama https://t.co/sDCgGR6umE

[Charlie Bereket @CharlieBereket]

The new Minister of Works and Transport is laser-focused on outcomes; however, engineering and construction are complex undertakings involving a myriad of staged processes — guided by specifications, compliance requirements, sequences, dependencies, inspections, permissions, and constraints — that largely run in the background, invisible to the untrained eye.

All of this is powered by funding; compromising that funding risks stalling the entire process juggernaut; and restarting it after an unplanned stoppage is an extremely tedious and cumbersome process.

Because of this complexity, engineering contracts are specially designed and robustly protected from a contractual and legal standpoint. An employer cannot simply decide to terminate a contract because work has not been completed within a specific timeframe — that is not how it works. Contract management and the law view these matters differently.

Consequently, it is prudent for a political supervisor to receive a thorough briefing and possess a sound understanding of the project, including its stakeholders, processes, timelines, constraints, and funding gaps (particularly in our context as 🇺🇬) before making sweeping proclamations. Such statements can endanger contracts, project quality, and short-term contractor financing, leading to undesirable consequences like project delays or failures, followed by punitive claims, disputes, arbitration, or litigation.

I urge the Honourable Minister to rely on the guidance of the well-trained, highly experienced, and competent technical team that is available to him. Otherwise, it is the taxpayer and the end-user who suffer the consequences of political miscalculations, contract maladministration, and funding shortfalls.

My two cents.

[Peter Ogwang @OgwangOgwang]

Today, Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex recognised and accepted Uganda as the 26th member nation of the Invictus Community of Nations at the Invictus Games Foundation event held at Chatham House in London where the Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs, Hon. @KiryowaKk and I attended.

We are immensely honoured to join this transformative network which will greatly support and strengthen our country's military interventions in the rehabilitation of injured army personnel and veterans. We thank H.E President @KagutaMuseveni, and the entire Ministry of Defence for championing this milestone.

To show our commitment and solidarity to the cause, Uganda will participate in the forthcoming Invictus Games that will be held in July 2027 in Birmingham.

This multi-sport event is strictly for wounded, injured, and sick military personnel and veterans who offered their lives for the stability and sovereignty of their respective countries.

[Naume Gloria Olana @gloriaolana]

I was shocked when I found out the school socks that they make us buy at 12,000/= from the school is sold at 3,000/= (Made in Uganda) and 6,000/= (Made in Kenya) from town😩, and I had been buying five pairs of socks termly since this boy started School, until some parents told me during the Sports day last year (I smuggled Vuvuzelas and UG coconut,punched with Coke and served freely), and that is how I think some loosened up and they told me survival in this economy, others even told me they bargain for school fees.

[Charlie Bereket @CharlieBereket]

@gloriaolana 🫣🤭 🤣

[Charlie Bereket @CharlieBereket]

Hon. @Akolanthony, please accept my deepest condolences for the lives lost and those injured in this and other similar recent tragedies. My sympathies go out to the bereaved families and all heartbroken Ugandans. 💔🙏🏾

While we currently rely heavily on road transportation, these senseless tragedies highlight the urgent need for change. As our economy shows remarkable growth, resilience, and sustainability, our leaders must be bold, strategic, and forward-thinking in revolutionizing and integrating our transportation systems.

It is time to prioritize the safest mode of transport — aviation. We must shift toward pragmatic, bold execution in developing our air transport infrastructure, which, over the long term, is more cost-effective than road and rail.

To achieve this, we need to establish the mandates, conditions, and incentives necessary to attract and support private investment in the sector. Expanding our capacity to move people and goods by air will be faster, safer, and essential for the future of Uganda’s economy 🇺🇬.

Over to you, Honorable.

#MyTwoCents.

[Anthony Akol MP @Akolanthony]

It is with profound sadness that we have received the heartbreaking news of a tragic road traffic accident that occurred this evening at Bobi Trading Centre along the Kampala–Gulu Highway.

Preliminary reports indicate that an Opit Travellers bus traveling from Kampala to Gulu was involved in a collision with a lorry. Sadly, several lives are feared to have been lost, while many others sustained serious injuries.

As leaders, we shall await an official statement from the relevant authorities who have visited the scene before commenting further on the details of the tragedy.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the families who have lost their loved ones, those who are nursing injuries, and everyone affected by this devastating incident. We pray that God grants strength, comfort, and courage to the bereaved during this difficult time, and we ask Him to give a swift and complete recovery to the injured.

May the souls of those who have lost their lives rest in eternal peace. This is a heartbreaking tragedy, and we stand in solidarity with all those affected.

[Charlie Bereket @CharlieBereket]

I used that road — the uncompleted section — about three months ago while returning from Matugga. I instantly regretted my choice, as the condition of the road rattled my vehicle to kingdom come. I’ve vowed never to use it again until it is completed and officially handed over to the government.

[Charlie Bereket @CharlieBereket]

I am so sorry for your loss; we mourn with you and share in your grief. May you find consolation and strength in God. You are an incredibly inspirational, hardworking, and honest young man, and your passion for the tourism and hospitality industry is evident. I truly believe the future belongs to hardworking young Ugandans like you. It is only a matter of time before you are back at full throttle with your usual enthusiasm. God bless. ✨👊🏾