Strategic Communication Expert · Kampala, Uganda

Clarity that
moves people
to act.

Strategy, messaging, and delivery support for organizations and leaders who need clarity, alignment, and measurable outcomes.

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7+
Years Experience
2
Continents
10+
MDAs Supported
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About

Owere Hannington Patrick

I help leaders and institutions communicate with clarity, consistency, and control.

My work sits at the intersection of strategic communications, message design, and delivery. I build communication systems teams can use in real time, not documents that sit on a shelf.

I have worked across corporate, development, public affairs, and advocacy environments, designing communication plans and stakeholder frameworks where message accuracy and timing matter.

Everything I build is practical, measurable, and aligned to organisational priorities.

Technical Skills

  • Strategic communications planning and message architecture
  • Executive messaging, speeches, and spokesperson support
  • Reputation management and crisis communication workflows
  • Stakeholder mapping and engagement planning
  • Campaign planning, content systems, and performance tracking
  • Digital strategy, analytics, and multimedia production

Areas of Work

  • Corporate and development communication
  • Public affairs and media relations
  • Advocacy communication and public engagement
  • Digital strategy and visual communication
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Impact

Numbers that matter.

Verified outcomes from real engagements across sectors and geographies.

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Approach

How I work.

Every engagement follows a consistent discipline — from initial insight through to measured results. No skipped steps, no vague deliverables.

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Insight

Understand the audience, context, and real communication gap before anything is written.

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Message

Build clear framing people can understand, repeat, and act on.

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Alignment

Get leadership and teams speaking with one consistent voice.

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Delivery

Deploy practical tools, content, and channel execution teams can actually use.

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Results

Track defined metrics and report on what communication achieved.

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Services

Strategic Communication Services

Focused engagements built around outcomes — not deliverables for their own sake.

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Strategic Communications Strategy & Planning

I develop integrated communication strategies that align leadership, teams, and stakeholders. You get clear positioning, messaging frameworks, channel plans, and measurement so communication stays consistent across the organisation.

Includes: strategic communications strategy, communication planning, messaging framework, stakeholder mapping, measurement plan.
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Reputation & Crisis Communication

I build reputation management systems and crisis response structures that protect trust during high-pressure moments. This includes issue readiness, holding statements, FAQs, escalation flow, and stakeholder messaging.

Includes: reputation management, crisis communication plan, issues management, stakeholder messaging, media response framework.
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Executive & Leadership Communication

I support senior leaders with speeches, talking points, briefing notes, and interview preparation. The aim is clear executive communication across all internal and external engagements.

Includes: executive communication, leadership messaging, speeches, talking points, media interview preparation.
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Campaign & Advocacy Communication

I design and run multi-channel communication campaigns for brand growth, behaviour change, and public engagement. I connect strategy, creative direction, distribution, and performance tracking.

Includes: communication campaigns, advocacy communication, public engagement strategy, content strategy, performance tracking.
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Media Relations & Public Affairs

I manage media engagement to secure credible coverage and keep narrative framing consistent. This includes pitching, media kits, spokesperson support, and public affairs messaging.

Includes: media relations, public relations, public affairs messaging, narrative framing, spokesperson support.
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Digital Strategy & Multimedia Production

I build digital content systems and produce multimedia content — video, photography, design, and livestream — aligned to brand standards, platform fit, and audience needs.

Includes: digital communication strategy, social media strategy, multimedia production, video production, livestream production, visual communication.
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Selected Work

Projects that delivered.

Each engagement was built around a clear brief, a defined outcome, and practical execution.

#TaxJusticeUG Campaign
Advocacy
Project 01 · Strategic Advocacy Campaign

#TaxJusticeUG Campaign

Designed an integrated advocacy communication strategy that translated complex tax policy into clear public messaging, aligned civil society voices, and introduced real-time social listening. Coalition tax proposals were formally submitted to MoFPED and Parliament's Finance Committee.

Strategy Advocacy Digital Campaign Policy Communication
Decolonising Public Health Toolkits
Public Health
Project 02 · Strategic Advocacy Communications

Campaign Toolkits: Decolonising Public Health (ARMA)

Developed a structured communication toolkit clarifying the policy narrative on African pharmaceutical sovereignty and aligning advocacy messaging across ARMA programme partners. Positioned the campaign around medical self-reliance and regional production capacity.

Strategy Public Health Advocacy Messaging Toolkit Development
Seed Stories Documentary Photography
Documentary
Project 03 · Visual Storytelling & Field Documentation

Documentary Photography: Seed Stories

Designed a field documentation plan prioritising authentic farmer narratives on indigenous seed stewardship. Conducted photography across Mityana, Soroti, and Tororo — connecting grassroots practice to national food sovereignty debates through the Seed Stories publication.

Documentary Photography Visual Storytelling Agriculture
Agro-Youth Expo 2022
Event Comms
Project 04 · Event Communications & Visibility

Agro-Youth Expo 2022

Developed an integrated event communication plan combining digital promotion, media outreach, and on-ground branding to position the expo as a high-value youth agriculture platform. Oversaw the event website, branding materials, and communication guides for teams and journalists.

Event Communications Branding Digital Campaign Media Outreach
Budget Media Engagements & Post-Budget Dialogues
Media Relations
Project 05 · Media Relations & Public Affairs

Budget Media Engagements & Post-Budget Dialogues (2022–2024)

Institutionalised a media and digital engagement framework to improve post-budget dialogue visibility. Coordinated national media engagement with NTV, NBS, and Daily Monitor, introduced live-tweeting protocols, and provided journalists with briefing packs, raw footage, and story angles.

Media Relations Public Affairs Live Digital Coverage Policy Communication
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Testimonials

What colleagues say.

From the people who worked closely with Hannington across organisations.

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Hannington is an incredibly self-starting professional with deep expertise in communications. He has an exceptional ability to navigate the constantly evolving communications landscape, blending his extensive knowledge with practical skills to create compelling and impactful content. His ability to understand and adapt to audience needs, along with his strategic thinking, allows him to craft messaging that resonates and drives results.

Herbert Kafeero, MBA
Deputy Executive Director · SEATINI Uganda
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Hannington is a highly intelligent, innovative, and proactive professional who brings a strategic approach to his work. His keen attention to detail ensures that every communication output aligns with organisational objectives and effectively delivers key messages. With a strong command of emerging technologies, he has successfully implemented cutting-edge solutions that enhance information flow, engagement, and visibility.

Mark Mutumba
Policy Analyst & Fiscal Justice Advocate
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Format
We start with a focused 30-minute call to understand your context, pressure points, and what success needs to look like.
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+256 751 316 295
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