From Timber Trader to Luxury Property Developer | Derrick Kayobyo| Uganda Edition
About this episode
Derrick Kayobyo shares his journey from losing everything to building a successful real estate company in Uganda.
Most people would have quit after losing everything. Derrick Kayobyo lost hundreds of millions of shillings to fraudsters. His workshop was burned down. Businesses collapsed. Deals went wrong. Yet those setbacks became the foundation for one of Uganda's fastest-growing real estate companies. In this episode of Financially Incorrect Uganda edition, Derrick shares how he went from selling timber and manufacturing doors to building a real estate portfolio worth over $5 million through Kayo properties. He breaks down the realities of Uganda's property market, the opportunities many investors overlook, how Airbnb helped accelerate his growth, and the painful lessons that came from losing 600M UGX in a land scam. This is a conversation about resilience, calculated risk, building businesses from the ground up, and what it really takes to create wealth in African real estate.Whether you're interested in real estate, entrepreneurship, investing, or building wealth in Africa, this conversation offers practical lessons from someone who has experienced both spectacular wins and painful…
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