🧭 THE PROBLEM
When Tragedy Strikes: Are We a Family or a Faction?
I’ve watched it happen too many times.
👥A YALI alumnus loses a parent.
The WhatsApp group mobilizes. A list is circulated. A basket is passed around.
One time, the chapter raised over UGX 600,000 — the alumnus was popular.
Another time, same situation… but only UGX 120,000 was raised. Why?
Because that member wasn’t famous.
❓And I ask:
Should only the famous get help?
Should our support system be left to chance?
🚫We can't keep tossing baskets into the chat group whenever tragedy strikes.
🧱 THE FOUNDATION WE NEED
STRUCTURE, DIGNITY, AND BELONGING
YALI RLC needs a dignified, structured, and fair system that guarantees support to every member — not just the known ones.
This is why I’m running.
Because this chapter deserves more than reactions.
It deserves sustainable systems.
It deserves pride, power, and belonging — the kind you feel if you’d say “I’m a Harvard alum.”
Why can’t YALI feel like that?
It can. And it will.
😤THE FRUSTRATION WE FEEL
I AM FRUSTRATED…AND MAYBE WE ALL ARE.
Today, 67% of alumni have never attended a chapter event.
Over half are completely disengaged.
15% don’t even know what happened to YALI after the program.
And still… we do nothing.
⚠️A CHAPTER AT A TIPPING POINT
YALI Is At a Crossroads
With the closure of the RLC in Nairobi and changing aid landscapes, our chapter has hit turbulence.
Engagements are stagnant. Connections are surface-level. And many alumni — especially recent ones — feel abandoned.
But the foundation is solid.
Our past leadership laid the bricks: policies, structures, and potential. I respect and honor that work.
But now, we must build on it — not just preserve it.
This moment calls for activation, execution, and a radical return to belonging.
🔥 MY 100-DAY PLAN (…AND BEYOND)
If You Vote Me In, This Is What We’ll Build
This isn’t a position for me. It’s a mission.
✅ 1. The YALI Welfare Project
No more silence during funerals, emergencies, or moments of pain.
We’ll create a transparent welfare system, mobilizing internal alumni contributions, partnerships, and a formal disbursement process guided by policy.
Alumni deserve a system that stands with them in grief, illness, and celebration.
✅ 2. The YALI DATA ROOM
A digital platform for total transparency. Budgets, reports, plans, — all accessible to every alumnus.
My leadership will be an open book of value.
✅ 3. East African Coalition Campaigns
Uganda alone isn’t enough.
We’ll partner with chapters in Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan, and CAR to strengthen our regional voice.
After 6 months, we scale this Africa-wide.
✅ 4. Fix and Supercharge Regional Clusters
The cluster model is smart — but it’s underutilized.
We’ll resource it, refine it, and make sure it serves real needs with real grassroot action.
✅ 5. Turn WhatsApp into Real Community
It’s time to move beyond group chats.
We’ll turn names into faces, and messages into meetups.
We’ll know each other — across cohorts, across districts, across languages.
💪 WHY ME
Because I Execute. I Build. I Deliver.
Because I execute under pressure.
Because I build systems from scratch.
Because I’ve done it before, and now I am more experienced to do much more.
My upcoming venture, VESTAFI, is another reflection of my life’s mission:
To empower communities to save, grow, and build wealth together.
Whether through tech, transport, or networks like YALI — I exist to build access where it’s missing, and pride where it’s fading.
YALI RLC Uganda doesn’t need confusion…
It needs a builder.
A doer.
Someone who gets it — and gets it done.
🚀PROOF: I’VE DONE IT BEFORE
2018: My Track Record as Networking & Events Chair
In 2018, I served as Networking & Events Chair for YALI RLC Uganda.
And we didn’t just hold meetings — we made history:
Launched the pioneer YALI Awards with just UGX 3 million — an event that honored alumni excellence for the first time ever.
Rolled out regional community events in Kisoro, Gulu, Serere, and Iganga — taking YALI to the grassroots.
Started the YALI Football series, which still brings alumni together in the spirit of unity.
We didn’t have a huge budget.
But we had skill.
And we built a chapter that was felt.
⚔️CALL TO ARMS
This Is Bigger Than a Campaign. It’s a Rescue Mission.
YALI Uganda is at a crossroads.
We either fade into memory…
Or we rise into legacy.
This isn’t a campaign. It’s a rescue mission.
We need a leader who understands how to build —
With less funding, under tight pressure, and with radical creativity.
That’s me.
You’ve seen my work.
Now let’s do more — together.
Let’s make YALI Uganda a tribe. A pride. A revolution.
Let’s create a chapter so alive, outsiders wish they could be us.
Vote Hakiza — and let’s turn YALI into a tribe that never forgets its own.
CLOSING STATEMENT / SIGN-OFF
"Belonging. Boldness. Brotherhood. That’s YALI. Let’s rebuild it."