Prophet David of UAFCR invites all youths from diverse religious affiliations, tribes and all people globally to the 3rd Patriotic Youth Mega Gospel Crusade this Sunday September 7th,2025 at Kirama Memorial Grounds in Kaliro District.
Come one, come all.
1) Gordon B.K. Wavamunno, (2000). Story on An African Entrepreneur.
(English - Soft cover- UGX 50k)
2) Gordon B.K. Wavamunno, (2000). Story on An African Entrepreneur.
(English - Hard cover UGX 100k)
3) Gordon B.K. Wavamunno, (2008). Amalojja g’Omufirika Omwatikirivu mu by’Obusuubuzi.
(Luganda - Soft cover UGX 50k)
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HOW SAFE ARE UGANDA’S BUILDINGS?
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Another building collapsed in Bunga last week. One dead. One injured. Another round of apologies and silence. But bricks have no diplomacy. And neither do statistics.
In 2022, the National Building Review Board @NBRBug surveyed buildings in 11 Ugandan cities. Only 22.7% were compliant with the Building Control Act. The rest are just ticking time bombs with rent receipts.
Cities like Lira and Arua scored below 15%. Even the “better ones” like Mbarara, Hoima, and Masaka hovered around 25%. Meaning, in most towns, every third building might stand because of grace, not good engineering.
So, what’s going on?
Unqualified people are building homes. Developers dodge occupation permits and quality control steps. Maintenance plans don’t exist. Fire safety is treated like an optional subject. And on many sites, cement is stolen before it's even poured.
And it's not about smart economics. It’s about shortcuts. It’s about how we trust a foreman over an engineer (oyo wa bitabo), and how enforcement officials sometimes show up with tape measures and leave with envelopes. It’s about penny-wise, pound-foolish developers/property owners who avoid professional help and end up paying fifty times more in unnecessary construction costs, correcting avoidable mistakes, and sustaining illegitimate acts through bribery. And after all that, the building still fails to function properly or deliver a return on investment.
But there is a pulse of progress.
1. The @NBRBug has introduced BIMS, a digital permitting system. 2. Building Control Officers are being trained. 3. Fire safety audits are happening.
4. Recognition is being given to those doing it right.
Of course, a system that rewards quality, enforces integrity, and prioritizes safety will build not just stronger buildings, but stronger trust in our cities and institutions.
Last evening, I joined Arch. Enock @kibbamu on #AfricanSpeak Spaces with @rkabushenga to unpack the mess behind Uganda’s collapsing buildings. We asked the hard questions and uncovered the foundations for real change. Because safe buildings don’t happen by luck. They are designed, built, and protected from blueprint to brick.
If you missed it, find the playback, take notes, and join the movement. We cannot keep normalising collapse as coincidence.
VIDEO: Whatever this woman Pinetti did for our President only Allah knows. - Hon Ssemujju Nganda on the construction of Lubowa Hospital
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He doesn’t say much.
He pulls away when things get emotional.
He seems calm on the outside—but cold, distant, and hard to reach.
You wonder: “Does he even love me?”
Let’s talk about avoidant men—and why their love runs deeper than it looks. 🧵👇