ENG./FARMER YIGA SIMON (M.U.I.P.E/ ERB).

Civil Engineer, Senior Hydrologist @ MoWT HQ, 💧 🚰 I deal with WATER as a Resource/consumption, irrigation...ALL USE. I deal with stormwater control/floods👌💰

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@SpireJim Land is the opposite answer

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New Day, new energy

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@TayebwaRoland @AfriCoffeePark New hope for the ugandan coffee farmer @TugumeNelsonO

[ENG./FARMER YIGA SIMON (M.U.I.P.E/ ERB). @YIGASIMON]

Gud nyt

[ENG./FARMER YIGA SIMON (M.U.I.P.E/ ERB). @YIGASIMON]

@HonByamukama @KagutaMuseveni Our inspiration at @MoWT_Uganda, new energies......congs @HonByamukama

[ENG./FARMER YIGA SIMON (M.U.I.P.E/ ERB). @YIGASIMON]

Day and night hustle

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How did you spend your weekend

[Dr. Tugume Nelson O @TugumeNelsonO]

EXPORTING A UGANDAN BRAND, NOT JUST COFFEE

For decades, Uganda has proudly exported some of the finest coffee in the world. Today, our coffee is globally recognized for its quality, and Uganda has emerged among Africa's leading coffee exporters, earning over US$2.4 billion annually from coffee exports. Yet one fundamental question remains:

Why do we export coffee, but not globally recognized Ugandan coffee brands?

The shelves of the world are filled with brands that originated from national ambition. Japan exported Toyota. America exported Tesla. Ireland exported Guinness. Italy exported Gucci. These countries understood that the greatest economic value lies not in exporting raw products, but in exporting brands, intellectual property, experiences, and consumer loyalty.

Coffee should not be viewed merely as a cash crop. Coffee is a global beverage industry worth hundreds of billions of dollars, and the largest profits are captured long after the bean leaves the farm.

This is why @AfriCoffeePark's vision goes beyond exporting coffee. Our mission is to build a globally competitive Ugandan brand that represents not only our coffee but the excellence, innovation, and identity of an entire nation.

Branding and marketing have been the missing links in Africa's coffee story.
Imagine a future where Uganda becomes known not only for growing exceptional coffee, but for roasting, branding, and selling some of the world's most respected coffee products.

Imagine Uganda becoming one of the world's premier roasting destinations, where coffee from Brazil, Ethiopia, Colombia, and beyond is brought here for processing and global distribution.

That is how nations move from commodity dependence to economic power. More value addition means more jobs, more investment, higher tax revenues, stronger industries, and ultimately better incomes for farmers.

The challenge before us is bigger than coffee.

Uganda needs more brands capable of competing on the global stage in agriculture, manufacturing, technology, tourism, fashion, and consumer products.

The next chapter of Uganda's economic transformation will not be written by exporting more raw materials.
It will be written by building world-class Ugandan brands.

The debate is simple:
Should Uganda continue exporting commodities, or should we start exporting brands?

[ENG./FARMER YIGA SIMON (M.U.I.P.E/ ERB). @YIGASIMON]

Back to office

[Dr. Tugume Nelson O @TugumeNelsonO]

At the National Restaurant Association in Chicago onboarding the @africacoffeefest2026 participants happening at the Africa coffee park this October @thecoffeemarathonug

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@ScoviaMartha14 @CanaryMugume Somalia😁

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@MukasaMulya @nssfug Not true

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@TugumeNelsonO @KagutaMuseveni You're really a great man Dr. 👌

[ENG./FARMER YIGA SIMON (M.U.I.P.E/ ERB). @YIGASIMON]

@CCCC_Uga @RobinahNabanja_ @CCCCLTDofficial @ChineseEmb_Uga @Gen_wamala @MoWT_Uganda @sussiekats @assempebwa @Ishanga_jnr @PearlofUg @zmuratwa Thanks CCCC

[sammie mo muwanguzi @sammiemoTv]

Minster @norbertmao narrated his story about farming at the 5th northern uganda regional agriculture and trade show 2026 in Gulu where he was the chief guest

[Ministry of Works & Transport @MoWT_Uganda]

The Before and After images of the Aleles Bridge, an important link between Pallisa and Ngora Districts—key food basket areas that sustain livelihoods across the region.

As initiatives like the Parish Development Model strengthen household incomes at the grassroots, reliable connections like Aleles Bridge remain essential in supporting movement, trade, and community interaction.

Stronger connections for stronger communities.

@PDMSecretariat

[Ministry of Works & Transport @MoWT_Uganda]

@GenWamala, the Minister of @MoWT_Uganda , has this morning witnessed the signing of an MOU between the @GovUganda
represented by the @MoWT_Uganda Permanent Secretary @mr_bageya
and MS Orascom Construction Company from Egypt.

The MOU is to allow the company to undertake an 18-month feasibility study for a possible Light Rail Transit (LRT)/Monorail system in the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area.

The study will assess a modern mass transit system to improve mobility along Kampala–Entebbe, Kampala–Kira and Kampala–Wakiso corridors.
@GCICUganda @UgandaMediaCent
@HonByamukama
@sussiekats
@GouInfrastruct

[Ministry of Works & Transport @MoWT_Uganda]

The officials also inspected the Busunju–Kiboga–Hoima and Mityana–Mubende road rehabilitation projects 🛣️.

The projects had recently stalled due to limited funding, but works have aggressively resumed after the contractors were paid for completed works.

The Permanent Secretary, Waiswa Bageya, urged the contractors to expedite the works and ensure faster progress on the projects.

[PAU_Uganda @PAU_Uganda]

🚧 Uganda is gearing up for first oil production, and the transformation is already visible on the ground!

Major infrastructure upgrades are opening up communities, boosting trade, and accelerating economic growth. Key oil roads now completed include:

• 159 km Masindi (Kisanja) – Park Junction – Tangi (Pakwach) – Paraa – Buliisa – Wanseko – Bugungu
• 111 km Hoima – Butiaba – Wanseko
• 54 km Masindi – Biiso
• 80 km Masindi – Bugungu (via Murchison Falls NP)
• 25 km Hohwa – Nyairongo – Kyarushesha
• 23 km Wanseko – Bugungu
• 93 km Buhimba – Nalweyo – Kakindu – Kakumiro – Mubende
• 97 km Lusalira – Nkonge – Sembabule
• 29 km Bugungu – Buliisa
• 30 km Kabale – Kiziramfumbi
• 22 km Tangi Junction – Paraa
• 43 km Kabwoya – Buhuka
• 55 km Karugutu – Ntoroko (via Semliki NP)

These strategic road networks are strengthening connectivity, unlocking opportunities for tourism, and powering Uganda’s journey toward first oil. 🌍🚀
#UGOilFacts #CreatingLastingValue #PAUAt10 #UGOilJourney

[ENG./FARMER YIGA SIMON (M.U.I.P.E/ ERB). @YIGASIMON]

@PAU_Uganda Thrilled to be part of the Design Team for all