
Snr. Cde. Robert Kabushenga
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Obsessive Farmer & Administrator- @RugyeyoFarmLtd | Ugandan, couldn't be anything else. Curator & Host for #NewBreed & @Bad_Natives_Pod
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.Charles Onyango-Obbo do you remember the phrase from the Clinton 92 campaign for the US Presidency that sunk George H. W? Why the architects & champions of this did not seek counsel of those who know is mind boggling. This embarrassment that the #SovereigntyBill has become could have been avoided well in advance🤷🏿♂️
Snr. Cde. Robert Kabushenga130,708 Aufrufe • vor 3 Monaten

Kabushenga’s Thoughts A Coffee Marketing Conundrum Folks: Kabushenga, have you seen the new Rwanda coffee campaign with Aston Villa FC? Me:(rushes to check on social media) Yes Folks: What do you think? Me: See below I have talked about this a lot in the last couple of weeks. I described in detail what has been done to position Uganda’s coffee in the world market. I return to it because of yet another significant step has been to take Ugandan coffee to the market. If in Brussels we put our best foot forward, in 2027 we are going to show off in Kampala. At Speke Resort on Tuesday July 14th evening everyone who is anyone in the Ugandan coffee sector turned up for the launch of the 23rd African Fine Coffees Conference & Exhibition and the 4th African Coffee Week organised by the Coffee Production Department of MAAIF 🇺🇬 and African Fine Coffees Association. It will happen between February 17-19th and bring over 1000 international coffee players. Proverbially, the mountain is coming to Mohamed. This is validation of Uganda as a coffee origin on a grand scale. Why is this important? Because it builds on the recent positioning of Uganda by MAAIF as a reliable origin of high quality coffees and consistently significant quantities. We are now the largest African exporter making US$2.5 bn in the process. MAAIF has published the geographical profiles of the different coffees produced in Uganda. This is compelling market information. And now as a sector, we also have a national brand identity. It is a mark of quality. The plan, as Hon. Desire Muhooza , Agriculture State Minister explained her speech at the launch, is to reimagine Robusta Coffee which originates from Kibaale National Park in Western Uganda. It is a forest crop as distinct from Arabica which is referred to as a garden crop. Over 80% of our coffee production and exports is robusta. Until now, it has disappeared in other people’s coffees as a blender to improve their taste because it is a premium variety. But it was deliberately undersold to make it cheap. It is why it has never found its own identity in the consumer market. That will change. At the conference we will be talking about fine robusta and how to position it to final consumers. There is another reason why I have faith in the plans. The Chairman of AFCA is Jeremy Mpalampa AKA Jeremy Mpalampa one of the finest Ugandan minds in international coffee markets who runs Kyagalanyi Coffee, a leading exporter. The organising committee is headed by Kenneth Barigye, the man who recently sold a microlot of his mountain.harvest Rwenzori Arabica Coffee for a whopping $350 per kilo. A combined effort of these guys and the MAAIF Coffee Production & Development Dept team, it will work. Let me just finish by saying that our next challenge as coffee people will be to meet demand. The market is now aware of what we have. I am sure you know that inline there are many ways to get attention. You don’t have to do what your neighbour does, just do it your own authentic way. The key is to act and finally there is action in the right direction. Take heart.
Snr. Cde. Robert Kabushenga20,399 Aufrufe • vor 18 Tagen

When KASUKU started our conversation by saying that “those days you were fat”🤣, he was correct. And here is proof of then & now! A tribute to my running & spin communities & to the man who changed my relationship with food, Dr. Kasenene
Snr. Cde. Robert Kabushenga110,364 Aufrufe • vor 4 Monaten

Mukulu KASUKU, ssebo,obubaka obuli wamanga wano mu katambi bwantuuseko🤣! Oli mutuufu, sirina kyembagaza era ku ttano zzamwe temumbalirako🙏! Ffe tuli bakulu mumyaka, twalyako bye twalyako. Tulina ebituluma era abasawo batujja ku biwomerera🤣, amanyo tegakyali wamu, so enyama netugivaako. Mumpisa yaffe, obuugi n’amata bibeera bya baana, ffe tujja kunywa chai mukalu🤣. Mpozzi nzikiriza nkuwabulemu. Ettano bwezijja, mugabane kyenkana. Temukubirayo bannamwe🙏
Snr. Cde. Robert Kabushenga98,077 Aufrufe • vor 4 Monaten

The The Bad Natives Podcast is back. We talked about what next after the upcoming election in Uganda with Andrew M. Mwenda. Doing this with Charles Onyango-Obbo as well was a tad nostalgic. Enjoy this episode & let me know if we should do another after the election BNP 041: Stability, Stagnation, Blood and Ballots: Uganda’s Museveni See... via YouTube
Snr. Cde. Robert Kabushenga118,123 Aufrufe • vor 6 Monaten

#RoboAt55: We did it. We partied hard. What a place to do this! Madam was there . The party crew 🇺🇬 TMS Ruge 🇺🇦 Andrew robbie9497 Fiona C. Ssozi Sharon Nabasa Ireeta (planner) JP(Ikanza) I can’t thank you enough. To all those who wished us well & prayed for good weather, Ahsante
Snr. Cde. Robert Kabushenga190,729 Aufrufe • vor 2 Jahren

Hon. Mohammed Nsereko MP, Kampala Central has something interesting to say in Luganda🤣🤣🤣
Snr. Cde. Robert Kabushenga160,385 Aufrufe • vor 2 Jahren

#WorldofCoffeeBrussels2026 Day 3: Uganda’s Presence It was still us as Uganda that remained the discussion & attraction. There was a panel discussion to update on child labour initiatives of International Trade Centre (ITC) & International Labour Organization in Uganda under the CLEAR project. James Muhangi of Rubanga Co-operative Society Ltd provided a powerful testimonial by articulating the business benefits and growth arising out of implementing the programme. Uganda has a good case study I then discovered that beyond the official booth set up by MAAIF 🇺🇬, a number of other Ugandan coffee businesses set up their own stalls and they were getting a lot of traffic. Douglas Jagira of Platinum, Teopista with her Women in Coffee Ug & the Agri Evolve team. Not to mention the illustrious Kenneth Barigye & mountain.harvest. Even the guys from the Rwenzori region. Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Uganda 🇺🇬 has been remarkably aggressive in driving the economic and commercial diplomacy l. I speak about the benefits in the video. The effective team of Amb. Richard Kabonero Amb. Arthur & Margaret Kafeero hard at work on this narrative. Brussels Embassy staff have moved offices to the expo to provide local support. Maj. Gen. (Rtd) David Kasura-Kyomukama & Dr. Gerald Kyalo Commissioner @CoffeeUganda & his assistant Gordon Katwirenabo stayed with us all thru today. The highlight was listening to Amb. Solomon Rutega who heads Inter African Coffee Organization selling a Chinese buyer in fluent mandarin on the attributes of our RugyeyoFarmLtd coffee. Being in the actual market does make you think of all sorts of possibilities
Snr. Cde. Robert Kabushenga12,709 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat

Thank you everyone who boarded the The Mutungo Madbus for the #MidnightRun. It was an out of the ordinary experience. We call it MADNESS🤣! Quick advice:normalize doing odd things🫣. Special gratitude to our partners in this-Absa Bank Uganda Castle Lite Uganda TMR International Hospital & MIGHTY RIDES for believing in our madness. The running clubs who find this worth their time-Sure & Steady Hikers Road Striders PACE ATHLETES CLUB Gutsy Bunch #Bugolobi5km/Sunny Outdoors Gogonya GoGators Fast & Furious & even those who pretended to come for the run but actually wanted to catch a ride in the G-Wagons🤣, visa officers who trusted us with your partners. The #MidnightRun is now a permanent fixture of our calendar. We shall let you know when the next one is due!
Snr. Cde. Robert Kabushenga24,527 Aufrufe • vor 4 Monaten

After a year of preparation, the time is finally here. On Thursday we set off for Kilimanjaro. Saturday we start the climb to Africa’s rooftop. It is the ideal place to celebrate a life of 55 years. The trek will be 5 days of introspection. And then begin to work out what next!
Snr. Cde. Robert Kabushenga122,280 Aufrufe • vor 2 Jahren

.Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan Sir, Londoners don’t have to suffer bad coffee anymore. The pain is over🤣. We will be at the The London Coffee Festival this week (courtesy of International Trade Centre (ITC) & UK in Uganda 🇬🇧 🇺🇬) with some of Uganda’s finest coffees, so please drop by. Options: - anaerobic fermented sundried naturals from RugyeyoFarmLtd - Barbara Mugeni has coffee grown by Ugandan rural women - Coffee grown by the elderly from zamani_coffee_ug - Kenneth Barigye will have some great tasting coffee from Mt. Elgon & Mt. Rwenzori - Coffee grown on volcanic soils at Dr. Ian Clarke’s farm You can also meet Jeremy Mpalampa of Kyagalanyi Coffee & Amos Kasigi of The Edge Trading LTD if you are looking for large volumes of Ugandan coffee. See you then
Snr. Cde. Robert Kabushenga62,524 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

Today is 56th!! Madam took me out to lunch with Mishaya in Bwindi (frame 2 & 3). The celebration started with a Kiga dance at Buhoma Ride 4 A Woman lodge & a trek thru the forest from Kanungu to Gisoro. Thanks Nkwanzi Travel for always making my experiences memorable.
Snr. Cde. Robert Kabushenga69,914 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

The ComradesRace is done. Now for the GRATITUDE; 1. Wife & Kids: former breadwinner 🤣keeps finding other ways to make you proud! 2. Two Friends: Moses Rutahigwa, Nassejje Ritah & Simon Kaheru-may God reward you for your generosity 🙏🏿 3. My Coaches: Rahim Ramah my spin coach - the endurance training, Coach Edmund of Veritas Gym in Ntinda/Kigoowa- the best strength trainer I have worked with 4. Janet Nakkazi & Robert Bellarmine Okudi for pushing me to do this 5. Anita Komukama our support system on the run & especially for 🎥 our moments of pride 6. Kampala’s Recreational Runners- #XRS(Twitter Running School, TeamMatooke, #MutungoMadBus, Fast & Furious Gutsy Bunch Road Striders @Kyewaggula_Home Kampala Hash House Harriers Kyanja Crew 🏃♀️ Marco's Gym & Spa UG Activate Uganda @surehikers2023, #TeamNakasero-what a wonderful community to be a part of 🙏🏿! You have made this journey so much fun And finally to you guys who follow my craze, thank you for the positive energy. Keep it flowing. Blessings to you all
Snr. Cde. Robert Kabushenga69,935 Aufrufe • vor 2 Jahren

At the end of 2025, we tried out a a new conversation with those we felt represented a future view of Uganda’s politics. What was meant to be a short project is now our commitment for 2026. Fiona Kemi & I have decided to bring you other new voices on the The New Breed Podcast UG. Follow us.
Snr. Cde. Robert Kabushenga25,792 Aufrufe • vor 7 Monaten

Our neighbors are doing all the right things to make their coffee work for their country & benefit their farmers. Here we are using coffee as an excuse to take money out of the national treasury for personal gain. A false promise that is simply a scam. We must take matters into our hands. No one is coming to save us
Snr. Cde. Robert Kabushenga36,172 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr