Paul Ogwang

Agriculture | Financial Services

[Dr. Ronnie Mich Egwang @DrMichER]

"There is a season when there is no one. No phone calls... No invitations to hang out... No one checking in on you... The few who do call probably are just for just... very little engagement... forgotten promises...

This is the time to find yourself and listen to your soul... find laughter... find joy... and find validation in Him who made you.

The noise vanishes so that you can see what's truly left.. What really matters!

What season are you in?

#RefindingYourself

[Mujuni Raymond @qataharraymond]

I didn't choose any side. I burnt out. Right infront of cameras. I got intense PTSD. I gave my life to journalism at 15. I have fought the good fight of good governance for all those years. I chose to retreat. To study. To do the things I am good at. The things I can manage.

[Appelez-moi-Kizza @AppelezmoiKizza]

Polite reminder; It is 356 days to go.
😝🤭🤣🤣🤗🤗
Cc: @ComradesRace

[Eric @amerix]

Good morning,

WAKE UP!

No one is coming to rescue you.

• Not the government,

• Not your friends,

• Not luck.

The life you want is hidden behind work, sacrifice, discipline, and consistency.

Today is another opportunity to move one step closer.

Get up and go after it.

[Kenneth Barigye @KBarigye]

Proud to see the story of @mtnharvestug being shared through this feature.
What started as a belief that smallholder farmers deserve more than survival pricing has grown into a mission to prove that quality, transparency, regenerative agriculture, and farmer profitability can grow together.
At Mountain Harvest, we believe coffee only becomes sustainable when value is shared across the chain. As I often say: “I only succeed when we all succeed.”
Grateful to the farmers, team, buyers, partners, and everyone walking this journey with us as Uganda continues to rise as one of the world’s most exciting coffee origins.

[muganzi secure sectrine @Muganzisecure]

Our very own and my mentor @KBarigye of @mtnharvestug is in Bangkok Thailand for a coffee auction. Let’s show support to him as Uganda for his win is an Ugandan win.
Keneth for the last 5 years has been one of the most important players in the coffee industry of Uganda . He is known for promoting Ugandan coffee and also his coffee ranked the best in Uganda after winning most of the coffee quality awards here in Uganda and across africa
Good luck lad bring this home. I know our coffee will take the highest bid this week .

Me , @JackieAkampwera , @RubangaCoffee , @GKatabazi @FrankTumwebazek ,@rkabushenga and other people in the industry are counting on you sir

[Madam CEO 🇺🇬 @JackieAkampwera]

Uganda to Bangkok! @KBarigye has single handedly organized this auction in Bangkok to find a market for our coffee and as you can see there was a big turn up and big sales in the room.

@MAAIF_Uganda @Parliament_Ug

[James Onen | FATBOY @jamesonen]

Addicted to a woman that is breaking your soul - you know she's bad for you but you can't let her go. Becasue she is beautiful she constantly has options and she rubs it in our face. You can't imagine life without her, so you beg for her back even though she's busy running around with other men. You hate yourself for feeling helpless without her, and there's nothing you can do about it. I've been that guy. before. It sucks. I see a broken man.

[Salimo Paul @salimo_paul]

Big day as we prepare for ground breaking of @rhythmafrica256 coffee facility that will house our solar drying units,wet processing unit and a 9000 metric tonne warehouse with offices and coffee labs 🧪

A luta continua ☕️

[We$t @flygodT]

God please, I hope I won’t be posting shit like this at 50

[Kenneth Barigye @KBarigye]

We’re heading to Bangkok 🇹🇭!
I am excited to represent Ugandan coffee at #WorldOfCoffee Bangkok (May 7–9)!
Make sure to find us at Roaster Village (Booth #RV81, RV West) with daily cuppings at 1PM
I will also be speaking at a panel on Auctions as Catalysts (May 8, BITEC Silk Room 1&2)
I will be at the @thecqi Insider Networking talking about Uganda and its emerging coffee potential.
With me it is always about sharing how quality, traceability & fair pricing are shaping the future of coffee. @MAAIF_China @CoffeeUganda @MAAIF_Uganda @fine_coffees

[Alan Kasujja @kasujja]

⁦@Dave_Bugzy⁩ and ⁦@JackieRNKasimbi⁩ .. my Technical Advisor and Executive Assistant.

[Paul Ogwang @SimplyOgwang]

@Ozelle_Kayom @ZeeroBrain Passed by earlier. They are apparently renovating.

[KABUGO @Kabugo_]

The most expensive thing in poverty isn't lack of money.

It's the time you spend managing the consequences of not having it. 3 hours on a bus because you can't afford the Uber. Half a day at the government office because you don't know anybody inside. Poverty isn't just less. It's more... of the wrong things.

[GehGeh @official_Gegeh]

The more you study human behavior the less surprised you’ll be about betrayal.

[David Soita Masinde. @davimasinde]

Uganda’s coffee export spike is being hijacked by a narrative that doesn't hold water. Global price surges, driven by crop failures in Brazil, are being rebranded as "strategic value addition" by projects like Inspire Coffee.

Let’s be clear: If a brand is only "visible" at an ideological retreat like Kyankwanzi, it has failed the market test.

Real growth is driven by the millions of farmers in the dirt, not by showcasing branded tins to a captive audience of politicians.

1️⃣ Where is the data on domestic consumption?

2️⃣ Where is the qualitative proof of impact for the billions in taxpayer funding?

You cannot "patriotic-tone" your way out of a missing business plan.

We are witnessing the capture of agricultural success by vested interests who contribute the least to the bottom line.

[MatchDay Central @MatchDCentral]

💣🚨LEGAL : A fan of Arsenal, identified as Eric Kyama in Uganda, has reportedly decided to take legal action against the club, citing “emotional distress” and other grievances following recent performances.

Kyama is said to be preparing to file the case in court, claiming the team’s displays have caused significant frustration and disappointment.

No official response has been issued yet by Arsenal.

[Freedom Beckons/Systems & Power @tumwesigeandre9]

“If this reaches you, please don’t scroll past. Even a repost could change our story.”

Happened to me.

2018 — we were okay.
Not rich… just okay.

3 children laughing in a home we owned.
A steady job. A car in the compound.
8 acres of land that felt like security for the future.

Life was quiet… predictable… safe.

Then late 2019, everything cracked.
I lost my job over a conflict of interest.

We told ourselves, “we’ll be fine.”
My wife had a small furniture business. I joined her.
We put our hope into one move — importing office furniture.

Feb 2020, our consignment arrived.
Our breakthrough… or so we thought.

We didn’t have money to clear it.
The bank said no.

So we did the unthinkable —
we put our home on the line…
for a loan at 43% interest with an MDI.

Our children’s home became a gamble.

Then lockdown came.

Shops closed. Movement stopped.
Hope froze.

The loan didn’t stop.

We ran to the B.O.U “moratorium” thinking it would save us.
But it was just time…
time for the interest to quietly grow teeth.

When the dust settled, we were no longer the same people:

We borrowed 70M.
Received 65M. 5M 'arrangement' fees.
But now owed far more than we could even understand.

Every month, the payments grew heavier.
2.8M became 3.5M.
3 years became 6.

We kept paying.
Selling. Sacrificing. Holding on.

By 2022, we had paid over 93M…
and somehow, we were still sinking.

Then the message came:

“7 days to vacate your home.”

7 days… to leave the place where our children took their first steps.
Where birthdays were celebrated.
Where life once made sense.

We didn’t fight it.
We just… left.

Quietly.
So our children wouldn’t see us break. Them traumatized over a forceful eviction.

From homeowners… to tenants overnight.
From dignity… to survival.

There are days we couldn’t answer our children’s questions.
Days when school fees felt like mountains.
Days when even food became a conversation.

And something inside us changed.
The kind that never fully heals. The sleepless nights, the thundering palpitations of the heart, the heartache, the dread of a phone ring!

I now understand the saying:
“Be gentle with someone who once had everything and lost it.”

Because the fall is not just financial…
it is deeply human. You become a burden to friends - understandably - no end in sight for your troubles. You think everyone is pointing at you.

The painful irony?

The very institution that was taking our home…
was later shut down.

But our burden remained.
“Pay, or we sell.”

Today, we are trying to stand again — from nothing.

We still have stock. No showroom. No safety net.
Just hope… and this message.

We are selling 4-seater workstations at 4M — high quality.
Or please… just share this.

You may never know…
you might be the reason my children smile again.

🙏

[Paul Ogwang @SimplyOgwang]

Now you know why all the roadside (road reserve) businesses had to go.

[The Independent @UGIndependent]

Uganda gets $540 million funding for cities, municipalities-https://t.co/q1OaGZY4CO