Send us a text Amos Masaba Wekesa is a businessman, entrepreneur, and corporate executive in Uganda, who is the founder, proprietor, and managing director of Great Lakes Safaris Limited, a tour operating company, in the African Great Lakes region. His conglomerate of related tour businesses grosses an estimated US$8 million annually and employs more than 250 people. In this episode, we discuss promoting Uganda's vast tourism potential, understanding tourism's economic impact, and developing l...
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Send us a text Amos Masaba Wekesa is a businessman, entrepreneur, and corporate executive in Uganda, who is the founder, proprietor, and managing director of Great Lakes Safaris Limited, a tour operating company, in the African Great Lakes region. His conglomerate of related tour businesses grosses an estimated US$8 million annually and employs more than 250 people. In this episode, we discuss promoting Uganda's vast tourism potential, understanding tourism's economic impact, and developing l...
Send us a text Amos Masaba Wekesa is a businessman, entrepreneur, and corporate executive in Uganda, who is the founder, proprietor, and managing director of Great Lakes Safaris Limited, a tour operating company, in the African Great Lakes region. His conglomerate of related tour businesses grosses an estimated US$8 million annually and employs more than 250 people. In this episode, we discuss promoting Uganda's vast tourism potential, understanding tourism's economic impact, and developing l...
Send us a text On this episode, we have a conversation with David FK.Mpanga - author of ''The Politics Of Common Sense.'' This is a book of time. It travels through Uganda’s past, the present, and the future, one article at a time. Mpanga's concern for Ugandans to take part in the affairs of their country is a huge part of the book. It is on this foundation that he builds the body of the book. ''Some things are not political statements; they just require common sense.'' The rhetorical q...
Send us a text This episode features fast-rising Ugandan artist Joshua Baraka. We probe what it's like to take the Ugandan sound to a global stage. Joshua Baraka is a Ugandan singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist who has become one of East Africa's most prominent new artists. He is known for his unique musical style, which blends Afrobeat, R&B, and dancehall, and for his breakout 2023 hit, "Nana". Baraka also writes and produces his own music and has collaborated with sev...
Send us a text Uganda's 14.3 million school population could massively benefit from a robust school feeding program. The food could be produced by community farmers and supplied and distributed locally. This is a model that WFP knows all too well, with their Karamoja feeds Karamoja program. In this special episode, we Grab A Coffee with the new WFP Country Director, Lauren Landis, and explore the possibilities of a national school feeding program. Support the show
Send us a text Uganda's 14.3 million school population could massively benefit from a robust school feeding program. The food could be produced by community farmers and supplied and distributed locally. This is a model WFP knows all to well with their Karamoja feeds Karamoja program. In this special episode, we Grab A Coffee with the new WFP Country Director Lauren Landis and explore the possibilities of a national school feeding program. Support the show
Send us a text The Ugandan electoral commission has nominated 8 candidates, all male, to run for the country's most coveted political position. The nominees, who include the incumbent Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, his rival Robert Kyagulanyi, former Army commander Mugisha Muntu and legacy parliamentarian Nathan Nandala Mafabi among others kick start a three month campaign period to convince 20 milllion voters of their credentials. But in a restrictive political environment that has been domin...
Send us a text Uganda’s budding democracy wil celebrate 30 years of the 1995 constitution this year. Under the 1995 constitution, Uganda has robustly grown its democratic credentials creating a bill of rights, representation for women, the rule of law and separation of powers. However, subsequent electoral periods have proven a challenge with increased political competition leading to clampdowns and declining civil and political rights. In this special episode of Grab A C...
Send us a text Simon and Raymond discuss the Israeli escalation of conflict with the bombing of Qatar which happened a few meters from the Ugandan embassy. They alaos talk about the shooting down of Russian drones in Warsaw and the war in Ukraine. In the second half, they talk about the arrest of NUP leaders, the visit of the Aga Khan and what it means. Like subscribe and share this podcast Support the show
Send us a text Uganda's ruling party, NRM has held it's Central Executive Committee (CEC) elections. CEC is the party's highest decision making organ. In this edition Simon and Raymond discuss the outcome of the elections and the quality of the new CEC. All incumbents subjected to an election in CEC were defeated and the party resolved to keep the Chairmanship and Vice Chairmanship unopposed. Will the new CEC deliver on NRM's ambition to drive a ten-fold growth strategy? Will it...
Send us a text Mr. Tetteh Ayitevie, Chief Executive Officer of Prudential Uganda has over 20 years industry experience with varied roles in Sales Management, Operations and Strategy in both Life insurance and pensions management. Prior to his most recent role as the Chief Executive Officer for Prudential Life Insurance Ghana, Mr. Ayitevie was the Chief Distribution Officer from 2012 to 2019. Mr. Ayitevie is a Chartered Insurer (ACII, UK). Support the show
Send us a text Mr. Tetteh Ayitevie, Chief Executive Officer of Prudential Uganda has over 20 years industry experience with varied roles in Sales Management, Operations and Strategy in both Life insurance and pensions management. Prior to his most recent role as the Chief Executive Officer for Prudential Life Insurance Ghana, Mr. Ayitevie was the Chief Distribution Officer from 2012 to 2019. Mr. Ayitevie is a Chartered Insurer (ACII, UK). Support the show
Send us a text Simon and Raymond explore whether political pluralism is possible in an increasingly radicalised political atmosphere. They talk about the horrible display of the Cranes in their first game at CHAN and also talk about the new drive from the President to send money towards infrastructure like roads. Will it succeed? Or will it, as with previous attempts be a drag? Follow, like, subscribe and share Support the show
Send us a text Uganda has signed a record 25 MOU's with it's sea-access neighbor, Kenya. This is the highest number of MOUs and most encompassing relationship across sectors between two countries in the EAC, we try and explain why that is. We explain the success of the Gazelles at the continental level and why a growing detachment is happening to the traditional national sport, football. In the last half, we probe why the world hasn't been listening to Africa's position on the two...
Send us a text Priscilla Zawedde, also known as Azawi, is a Ugandan singer–songwriter signed to the Swangz Avenue record label. Her music genre is Afrobeats in both Luganda and English. She became the first female Ugandan act to appear on the New York Times Square and the Los Angeles billboard. In this, the 3rd and last of the three episodes from the Live recording of the Grab A Coffee podcast, we engaged with a youthful icon of Uganda’s music industry, Azawi, real name Priscilla Zawedd...
Send us a text Fred Ruhindi was Uganda's Attorney General at a pivotal time in the nation's politics. He had a front row seat to the government's highest planning authority; Cabinet and an influential voice in shaping it's outcomes. In this episode, we interview him during our live recording to glean what he thinks of the current political, social and economic outcomes of the government he served. We ask him about the social anxieties that are faced by young people from political (mis...
Send us a text In this episode, Simon and Raymond take a hard look at the tumultuous landscape of Kenya, East Africa’s largest economy, with a dissection of the explosive riots of July 7th, 2025, and a deep dive into what's fueling the unrest and what's at stake for the region's stability. Talking stability, Simon and Raymond turn the spotlight on Northern Uganda, and explore the complex and often contentious issue of the Balaalo, where pastoralism and land use are testing the limits of...
Send us a text Ramathan Ggoobi is the steady hand behind managing government expenditure. His office sits at the arc of economic development and financial realities. In this episode, from the live recording, Simon and Raymond talk to him about that and about the anxieties in the national economy Support the show
Send us a text In this Episode, Raymond and Simon analyse the declining quality of politics and politicians that are being fronted by both the ruling party and the opposition in parliament. You can get tickets to the live recording on 28th here: https://www.quicket.co.ug/events/319475-grab-a-coffee-podcast-live-recording Support the show
Send us a text At heart, Michael Atingi Ego, the Governor of the Central Bank of Uganda is a humble man. He keeps a strict routine that ranges from morning exercise to prayer. In this episode, Raymond and Simon get to know him personally as he brews them coffee from his kitchen. Support the show
Send us a text Amos Masaba Wekesa is a businessman, entrepreneur, and corporate executive in Uganda, who is the founder, proprietor, and managing director of Great Lakes Safaris Limited, a tour operating company, in the African Great Lakes region. His conglomerate of related tour businesses grosses an estimated US$8 million annually and employs more than 250 people. In this episode, we discuss promoting Uganda's vast tourism potential, understanding tourism's economic impact, and developing l...
