DERRICK. MB

Civil Engineering/Public Administration & Change enthusiasm. Personal opinions.

[DERRICK. MB @mugoneroderrick]

In Busoga you need to sell 75kgs of dried Cassava at 200UGX each to afford 1 kg of beef at 15,000UGX.
It isn’t about the poor people affording a cassava flour meal. They should be able to afford education( a 4 quire book costs 10,000UGX equivalence of 50kgs of cassava.

[DERRICK. MB @mugoneroderrick]

@kirya_ug I once asked someone here whether we are going to tax this economy into prosperity. We can’t build wealth through spending and nobody has ever done it that way.

[DERRICK. MB @mugoneroderrick]

@genoeric1 😂😂😂

[Mukula @mukulaa]

“Self-control is strength. Patience is wisdom. Discipline is power.”

[DERRICK. MB @mugoneroderrick]

@UgandanGods These teachings have been existing for long. Same methodologies are applied in kwankwanzi, kazi camping site for high school kids, our parents underwent compulsory mchaka mchaka in the 80’s .

[Amanya Cephas @AKepher]

The most unserious organisation I have seen today, I went to @NIRA_Ug in kololo today morning, to check where my ID was sent. It took like 3hrs for me to be worked on. The lady putting on glasses small in size at the desk checking for us would always be on phone, for like 20minutes, not minding the people seated.
When they worked on me, they told me that my ID is in nansana. Reaching nansana naluvule, I was told the office shifted to wakiso. Surprised how kololo head office doesn't know that there's no functional office in nansana.
I went to wakiso and I reached when they said they were closing, it was 3:30pm, they worked on me and told me that my ID is in mpala near abaita babili.

My day ended Like that without an ID, wasted money, wasted time, just because system is volongoto. No one knows what's working and the citizens are paying for the negligence of the organisation to update their system. I won't be surprised if they tell me it's not in mpala when I go there.
@Parliament_Ug
@NIRA_Ug
@BalaamBarugahar

[Uncle Billz @UncleBillz]

🚨KWAGALANA GROUP COSTS 100 MILLION TO JOIN.

Uganda's Kwagalana Group charges Shs 100 million just to join, and reportedly you should have at least Shs 1 billion saved. Founded in 2002, it brings together Uganda's top entrepreneurs for one purpose: when trouble hits, nobody stands alone.

Members like Sudhir Ruparelia, Godfrey Kirumira, Hamis Kiggundu, and Ben Kavuya mobilize fast, during COVID they donated vehicles and food to the national task force, and in May 2025 they rallied around the Ruparelia family after Rajiv Ruparelia died in a road accident. KACITA's Issa Ssekitto put it plainly: release a Shs 1 billion budget and you'll get Shs 2 billion back. It's not charity. It's leverage.

Meanwhile, ordinary Ugandans are being pointed toward SACCOs, village savings groups, and bibiina, same principle, entry-level pricing.

[Ronald Williams Asiimwe @GhettoLawyer01]

Congratulations to @PRAU_Uganda on 50 years of excellence. The future of public relations belongs to those who understand that reputation may attract attention, but integrity sustains trust.
#PRAUAt50 #PublicRelations #EthicsAndIntegrity #ArtificialIntelligence
@FidelisLeaders

[DERRICK. MB @mugoneroderrick]

@Jalochhenry 😂😂😂

[PRAU-Uganda @PRAU_Uganda]

#PRAUAt50: JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN COMMUNICATE IT, DOES IT MEAN YOU SHOULD?

When the pressure to win the narrative is high, does ethics take a back seat?

Meet our panelists for today's first panel discussion as we celebrate 50 Years.

#AdvancingPRExcellence

[DERRICK. MB @mugoneroderrick]

@Atuzarirwe15061 Jib water catching straws😂

[DERRICK. MB @mugoneroderrick]

@NuwatuhaProssy You haven’t met engineers who went through Uganda Technical College Elgon.

[UWESO ALUMNI ASSOCIATION @UwesoAlumni]

Mama @JanetMuseveni , this award is a beautiful recognition of a lifetime devoted to giving hope to the voiceless, dignity to the vulnerable and opportunities to children who might otherwise have been forgotten. We are witnesses ❤️🎉.

[DERRICK. MB @mugoneroderrick]

France needs to hire Ugandan contractors to help them keep peace.

[Mukula @mukulaa]

Uganda economy projected to grow over and above South Africa ,Nigeria and its East African Peers at 8.2% in 2027 IMF latest projections indicate https://t.co/GAW8TkhCiJ

[Ronald Williams Asiimwe @GhettoLawyer01]

I am a miracle of God, made possible through the hands and heart of a pastor who chose to love a stranger as his own.
I do not need to see that Pastor raise a dead person to believe that God can raise the dead to life! . Let us be careful not to confuse discernment with condemnation, accountability with mockery or faith with the demand that God must perform a miracle on our terms.

[DERRICK. MB @mugoneroderrick]

Economist Arthur Laffer says he has never heard of an economy taxing itself into prosperity so applies to never seeing a poor person spending himself into wealth.

[DERRICK. MB @mugoneroderrick]

64 years later Sir Andrew Cohen remains the best leader Uganda has ever had.

One of Uganda’s former presidents’ mistakes was not sticking to Sir Andrew Cohen’s blueprint plan for Uganda.

Cohen was sent to Uganda in 1952 as a British governor who in 10 years had Owen falls dam launched in 1954, Uganda Development Corporation that drove industrialization by anchoring Tororo cement, Jinja textile industries and Kilembe cooper and cobalt mines, the western railway extension reached Kasese in 1956, an expansive road network, marine ports excellent schools and well equipped hospitals, Entebbe airport in 1951 under his predecessor which he extended into a premier regional hub. Cohen laid foundation stone for new parliament building in 1956. He built on his predecessor’s work at a very fast pace compared to what other leaders did after independence.

During his tenure, Uganda was one of the most developing British colonies in Africa. To note Uganda and Singapore at independence both inherited the same British institutional framework. The difference is and was Singapore embraced a fanatic devotion to meritocracy, strict rule of law and zero tolerance to corruption.

Cohen’s administration succeeded because they were committed to prudent and accountable management of the country’s finances. What money came in was spent on building the country. They didn’t spend obscene amounts of public money on luxurious lifestyles, celebrations or conferences.

[JNLC Alumni @JNLCAlumni]

https://t.co/G3aS9qgmys

[UWESO ALUMNI ASSOCIATION @UwesoAlumni]

Maama @JanetMuseveni as a leader in education and sports, her public service has been closely connected to the broader national responsibility of strengthening Uganda's education system and ensuring that education contributes to the development of the whole person. Mama Janet Museveni University ( MJMU) will stand as a legacy of education, compassion, faith and service, an institution committed to ensuring that every generation has the knowledge, character, opportunity and courage to build a better Uganda and a better Africa.

[DERRICK. MB @mugoneroderrick]

As a member of the @UwesoAlumni, I celebrate Maama @JanetMuseveni enduring service to education and sports. Mama Janet Museveni university will stand as a lasting legacy of faith, compassion and opportunity raising generations with knowledge, character and courage to build a better Uganda and Africa. 🇺🇬🙏