Buregyeya Apollo
@ApolloBuregyeya
Engineer, Entrepreneur, Industrialist.
“Good concrete is good concrete and it can be seen” - African proverb. I can confidently attest to this for eco concrete
The 1st Edition of the Uganda Real Estate and Housing Expo is here! Join us as we connect with industry professionals, thought leaders, and exhibitors from across Greater East Africa spanning the construction, building, and real estate sectors. Organized by @ministry_lands &…
DON’T RUSH TO SPIT THE SOFT PARTS OF YOUR SUGARCANE ==== Few people here have ever eaten a sugarcane through all its nodes, from the soft, juicy top to the tough, fibrous base. A whole stalk. It’s a discipline. A tough piece of work that demands commitment, not convenience.…
This made me go down the rabbit hole of the 120km Jinja-Kampala-Mpigi corridor PDP, an AfDB and KOICA funded 2023 study. It has some of the best curated history in urban development in Uganda. For instance, almost all of Kampala's built environment is post 2005! 10 times growth
Smoke detectors have a red blinking light to show that they are armed & functional. Where you really found a hidden camera in it or not is another story.
COUNTDOWN TO THE 1ST EDITION UGANDA REAL ESTATE & HOUSING EXPO! The biggest real estate event of the year! Endorsed by the Ministry of Lands, Housing & Urban Development Date: 26th - 28th September Venue: Kati Kati Grounds Lugogo Connect with industry leaders and…
Bean Seeds and Blind Spots. ======== One evening recently, my son in Primary 3 lit up while explaining that beans germinate epigeally and maize hypogeally. He went on about cotyledons, shoot emergence, and how some seeds lift their seed leaves above the ground while others leave…
Not Just Talking. Not Just Posting. We’re Digging. Literally. ======= Some people still think I’m just here to post. A keyboard philosopher. A digital noise-maker. What they don’t see is that Eco Concrete Ltd @ecoconcreteUG is the company behind some of the tallest buildings…
Why do African leaders prioritise building airports over access roads to schools, health centres, and farms? ====== Ssonko Ismail, reading Decolonising Africa’s Infrastructure, just asked the question that haunts the continent. And the answer is bitter. It’s because colonial…
Peter, my OB from MACOS, caught me at the gym and walked away with his signed copy. Proof that wisdom is just as important as muscle. If you haven’t read The Wisdom Degree yet, maybe it’s time you earned your own. Especially if you want to be known by works, like our high school…
When Chemistry Ends in Cracks: A Lesson from a Client’s House. ======= Five years ago, a client reached out with a problem that had been slowly unravelling around his home. His 12-year-old house had developed cracks on every external column. Not one or two. All of them. The…
Joseph Wasn’t Just Obedient. He Was Trained by Conflict. ====== Since it’s still a Sunday, let me tell you about Joseph. They sold him. His own brothers. Older, stronger, envious, they took his coat and threw him into a pit. And from that moment, Joseph’s journey into power…
Uganda has no shortage of brilliant engineers, scientists, and builders. What we lack is the belief that they are enough. Every time we hand our roads, bridges, and power stations to foreign contractors, we’re not just losing money. We’re losing experience. We’re losing jobs.…
🏗️Love as Infrastructure: A Weekend Guide to Durability Design. ======== Mwijhe mbatebeze! In this town of Kyebando, in the city of Kampala, lived a couple. Tony, a passionate man with strong foundational values (but sometimes poor finishing), and Lydia, a meticulous planner who…
When the Tarmac Is Foreign, Your Progress Needs a Visa Stamp. ======= Uganda doesn’t lack roads. It lacks ownership of how they are imagined, funded, contracted, and maintained. The real problem lies upstream, in the foreign-authored roadmaps that script our infrastructure dreams…
When you look at these pictures of Universities in Nigeria and Ghana, remember that Nigerian students and their dependents in the United Kingdom have contributed an estimated £1.9bn to the economy of the UK in 2021/2022 academic session.* Of this £1.9bn, £680,620,000 was paid as…
When President Trump met Liberia’s leader, he paused, smiled, and said, “You speak very well.” And that was it. A whole presidential visit, reduced to a compliment about English. Not cocoa and rubber trade. Not tech enterprise exchange. Just eloquent speech. It’s like bringing…