Staff Spotlight: Alphred Uwamurengeye

A conversation with Alphred Uwamurengeye, Farm Technician and Staff Spotlight for September 2018.

How long have you worked for GHI?

This is my 7th year working for GHI.

Can you describe what your job is?

I am a seedbed technician, working with seeds and cultivating plants. I do the husbandry on avocadoes, mangoes, oranges, and tomato trees. That’s my job. But, if I am done with my work, it doesn’t mean that I stop working. I go ahead and help others with their works.

How did you start working at GHI?

Since 1995, I was a soldier. But, I was chased away because I was young. I started working with GHI since the GHI people came to the Ministry of Agriculture where I worked from. I was working in seedbed. They asked me to look for a person who can help them in seed multiplication.

What is your favorite thing about your job?

One thingI like about my job is seed multiplication and cultivating. I feel like I can’t do anything else apart from agriculture.

What is your favorite thing to do outside of work?

Something I like doing outside work is teaching people what I do at work. I teach them how to build small vegetable gardens.

What’s something your co-workers might not know about you?

Something they don’t know about me? There are many. They don’t know that I do sports when I reach home and even in the weekends. That’s something they don’t know about me.

What’s your favorite thing to grow?

I like growing everything, but especially avocadoes and mangoes.

Why is that?

Because the kids like them. Kids like avocadoes; adults also like them. Kids love mangoes because they are nutritious.

Thanks so much!

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Ibibazo By’Umukozi  W’ukwezi: Uwamurengeye Alphred

Umaze igihe kingana gute ukorera GHI?

Mbo, kkkku! Uyu ni umwaka wa karindwi nkorera GHI.

Watubwira, akazi kawe ni akahe?

Njye akazi kanjye ndi umutechniciya mu bijyanye na pipinnyeri. Nkora ibintu bijyanye na grafaje. Kubangurira icyo bita avoca. Nkabangurira na mango. Nkabangurira n’ amaronji. Ohhh, ngatubura n’ ibinyomora n’ amatunda. Niko kazi kanjye. Ariko ni ukuvugango iyo mbirangije si ukuvuga ngo ndekeraho, ndakomeza ngafasha n’ abandi mumurimo.

Ni gute watangiye gukorera GHI?

Njye ntangira gukorana na GHI nakoraga, ubundi kuva mbere hose cyenda na gatanu nakoraga mukazi kajyanye n’ umutekano nkorera ubuyobozi ndi mugisirikare nza kuvayo. Noneho ku kibazo cy’ abana bakadogo badukuramo. Uburyo naje gutangira muri GHI bo bansanze ahantu muri MINAGRI aho nakoreraga. Noneho bansanzeyo basanga ndi mubintu bya agrifage muri MINAGRI. Niho nakoreraga mubintu by’ amapipinnyeri. Barambwirango nzabashakire umuntu wabafasha gutubura imbuto.

Ni ikihe kintu ukunda mukazi kawe?

Njye ikintu nkunda mukazi kanjye ni ugutubura imbuto. Byiyongeraho n’ ibintu byo guhinga. Numva ntakandi kazi nakora ntakoze ibintu bijyanye n’ ubuhinzi.

Ni iki ukunda gukora kitari akazi?

Mu rugo, iwanjye, ikintu nkunda gukora mubuzima busanzwe ni ukwigisha abantu ibi nkora hano bijyanye n’ ubuhinzi. Mbigisha no gukora uturima tw’ igikoni nko mugihe.

Ni iki abantu mukorana baba batakuziho?

Ikintu batanziho. Ni byinshi. Ikintu batanziho ni ibintu bijyanye na siporo. Benci ntibazi ko nkora siporo. Iyo ngeze murugo nkora imyitozo ngororamubiri no kuwa gatandatu. Ni icyo kintu batanziho.

Ni uruhe rubuto ukunda guhinga/gutera?

Ni zose, ariko akarusho haba hano n’ iwanjye numva nakunda gutera avoka n’umwembe.

Kubera iki?

Kubera aribyo abana bakunda. Abana bakunda voka kandi n’ umuntu mukuru arazikunda. N’ umwembe abana barawukunda kubera ko ufite intungamubiri.

Murakoze!