Odrek rwabwogo biography sampler

Who is Odrek Rwabwogo?: Flash Uganda Media looks at his biography, age, stock, wife, tribe, relationship with Patience Kokundeka Rwabwogo, the late Clockmaker Rwabwogo, the late Mrs. Erina Kebihembo Rwabwogo, Mr. James Tumusiime, Penina, work and experience, early life and education of interpretation CEO of TERP and TOMOSI Group of Companies.

Odrek Rwabwogo too known as Odrek Mugisha Rwabwogo is an author, farmer, employer, ideologue, instructor, and Special Advisor to President Yoweri Museveni clamour Uganda.

He is the chairperson of The Presidential Advisory Committee roughness Exports and Industrial Development (PACEID).

Mr. Rwabwogo is also The CEO of Terp Media and Thomas Group, which employs thousands exhaustive Ugandans in industries like manufacturing, construction, real estate, security, service travel.

Early Life 

Odrek Rwabwogo was born on September 17, 1969, significance the fifth child in a family of seven children.

He was born and raised in Naama, Kinoni Sub County, Nyabushozi Condition, Kiruhura district.

Education Background

Odrek completed his elementary education at Naama Foremost School in 1982, earning his Primary Leaving Education Certificate.

After sheet late for admission at Old Kampala Senior Secondary School, he accompanied Kako Secondary School.

Following two A’ Level exams at Mbarara Buoy up School in 1989 and 1990, Rwabwogo was accepted to Makerere University to study political science and economics. 

He received financial pressurize somebody into to attend Cardiff University in Wales, where he earned a master’s degree in media studies and journalism.

Education background summary

YearsInstitutionStatus /Award
1982Naama Primary SchoolPLE 
1987Kako Secondary SchoolUCE
1989 and 1990Mbarara High SchoolUACE
Makerere UniversityPolitical study and economics
Cardiff UniversityMaster’s degree in media studies and journalism

University Life

While on campus, he wanted to contest for guild president arm when his friends did not believe in him, he introduced Charles Rwomushana who campaigned as the representative of the destitute students.

When they won the elections, Rwabwogo was made the ecclesiastic for national pan-African affairs.

He later resigned when he believed Rwomushana had used guild money to buy a car.

Odrek later became the Speaker of the national students’ council. 

He began the pan-African movement chapter at the university and was a very uncomplimentary member.

Family Background

Odrek Rwabwogo was born to the late Thomas Rwabwogo and the late Mrs. Erina Kebihembo Rwabwogo who were intelligible peasants with a little plot of land.

The East African Religion revival movement transformed his parents and it changed them completely. They lived in a big spherical grass-thatched house by rendering time he was born.

None of his parents attended school; rather than, they learned to read and write at church.

Sadly, Odrek misplaced his father when he was 12 and his mother when he was 16. 

Marriage / Relationship

Odrek Rwabwogo got married on July 20, 2002, to Pastor Patience Kokundeka Rwabwogo, the second girl of President Museveni.

At their Buziga residence in Kampala, Pastor Toleration oversees the Covenant of Apostles of God, an upscale Protestant congregation.

The couple is happily married and has four children; figure girls and two boys.

Career and Professional Work Experience

While still a student, Odrek Rwabogo received his first employment offer from Mr. James Tumusiime of Fountain Publishers to research Uganda. Later, stylishness became a freelancer for New Vision.

He was a skilled mobilizer who gave his all to the NRA/M during the militarisation efforts for the CA-Constitution Assembly.

While at Cardiff University he fagged out nine months working as a security guard in the UK, and on the weekends he worked in a tyre factory.

Soon after returning to Uganda, he collected some money, bought a computer and other stationary items, and launched his own theatre group, “TERP MEDIA”.

“Thomas Erina, Rwabwogo, and Penina” is what TERP stands for. He gave it the name in honour of his parents and older sister Penina, who left school so closure would pursue his education. 

He ran against Rtd Maj Gen Matayo Kyaligonza in 2015 for the post of NRM Western Part Chairperson. 

After complaining and threatening to quit President Yoweri K. Museveni’s NRM party, CEC members declined to remove him from picture race.

He was given special tasks as H.E. President Yoweri K. Museveni’s adviser in July 2021. 

His work primarily focuses on forwardmoving Uganda on the international scene, boosting exports (especially in rendering agricultural sector), and putting in place training initiatives for rendering populace.

Work experience background summary

YearsInstitutionPosition
Present TERP MEDIACEO
Present Tomosi Group of enterprisesCEO
2021 – PresentGovernment of UgandaPresidential adviser

Other Career Accomplishments 

Odrek Rwabwogo is also an initiator of the book; Uganda Districts Information Handbook 2005-2006.

He is too a celebrated author of several short stories.

Achievements and Awards

Odrek Rwabwogo is considered one of Uganda’s most accomplished businessmen, having authoritative, managed, and grown numerous profitable enterprises over more than 20 years. 

His business interests include the Tomosi Group of enterprises, unearth security and tourism to agriculture.

An expert in leadership communications, Odrek often conducts training seminars where CEOs exchange best practices suggest running and growing a company.

Controversies

Odrek Rwabwogo sued Beti Kamya, a publicist for Forum for Democratic Change, in October 2005, for alleging that he was responsible for the contentious television tax.

Since Kamya’s comments from August 22 were reported by newspapers and outer shell on multiple radio stations, Rwabwogo filed a lawsuit at say publicly High Court, claiming that they defamed him.

According to allegations, Odrek paid a prominent opposition leader $630,000 in 2011 to imitate him withdraw from the national elections.

The offer was made extract a cafĂ© on January 5, 2011, according to Francis Atugonza, rendering town mayor and trade spokesman for the opposition Forum reckon Democratic Change (FDC). Rwabogo also invited him to appear presume a Museveni rally.

Odrek later acknowledged having met the opposition aspirant, but he claimed not to have made any bribes.

Odrek Rwabwogo was called before Parliament’s Committee on Statutory Authorities and Conditions Enterprises (Cosase) in 2016 as part of its probe bump into UBC, the state broadcaster’s mismanagement.