Kampala, Uganda | URN | At least ten Assistant Inspector Generals of Police (AIGPs) are awaiting President Yoweri Museveni’s decision on whether to renew their contracts, as uncertainty grows within the Uganda Police Force following the expiry of their terms. The affected senior officers recently handed over their offices to deputies …
Read More »Court asked to dismiss Kaddunabbi’s case seeking contract renewal
Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Insurance Regulatory Authority of Uganda (IRA) and its former Board Chairperson, Dr. Isaac Nkote Nabeta, have asked the High Court to dismiss a judicial review application filed by outgoing Chief Executive Officer Ibrahim Kaddunabbi Lubega, arguing that his case has been overtaken by events …
Read More »Why contracting in local currency is vital
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has finally embarked on the enforcement of the directive that compels public contracting entities to stop conducting public procurement and payment in foreign currencies. The directive exempts foreign missions that are allowed to use the currencies in the countries in which they …
Read More »Uganda scores average on oil and minerals contract openness
Opaque oil contracts and mysterious gold export data dent EITI validation performance ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | With a score of 78.5 points out of a possible 100, Uganda has been commended by the Oslo-based Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Board following a recent validation of the country but, persistent issues …
Read More »IGP Ochola’s contract expiry sparks debate at Naguru police headquarters
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The expiry of the Inspector General of Police- IGP Martin Ochola’s contract has sparked debate at Naguru police headquarters on who is likely to replace him. Ochola is serving his second term of three years ever since he replaced Gen Edward Kale Kayihura on March …
Read More »Court rules that Bank of Africa breached contract after freezing customer’s account
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has issued an order declaring that Bank of Africa was in breach of contract when it froze the account of Victoria Candles Limited after receiving 1.7 billion Shillings. The Court on Tuesday presided over by Civil Division Judge Musa …
Read More »Arsenal captain Odegaard signs new five-year contract
London, UK | Xinhua | Martin Odegaard has signed a new five-year contract that will keep him at Arsenal until the summer of 2028. The 24-year-old, who joined from Real Madrid in January 2021, put pen to paper on his new deal just two days before Arsenal takes on local rivals …
Read More »Kabale Municipality yet to settle breach of contract case out of Court
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kabale municipality authorities are still struggling to settle a case of breach of contract with a prominent businessman Cephas Birungi over the sale of the municipality yard. Authorities in January 2020 sold off the yard located in the central division along Mbarara road to Birungi, …
Read More »MOH fires national isolation centre contractor for incompetence
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has cancelled the contract for Synergy Enterprises Ltd over incompetence. The firm was contracted last year to renovate the National Isolation Centre in Entebbe. The centre was set up in 2009 to handle medical emergencies that require isolation such as …
Read More »Why contracts of six AIGPs are yet to be renewed
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | It has emerged that six top senior police officers at the rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police –AIGP are yet to have their contracts renewed more than a year when they expired. The affected officers include director legal, Erasmus Twaruhukwa, director Fire and Emergency …
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