Tag Archives: PPDA

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Online procurement in key government agencies that was planned to start in August has failed to kick off. Ten government agencies were expected to start the online procurement on Thursday as the first step to move government procurement from manual system which is prone to corruption. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation and China Railway 19th Bureau Group (U) Ltd have won the bid to construct the 23.7-kilometer Mpigi Expressway through a joint venture. Mark Ssali, the Communications Officer Uganda National Roads Authority-UNRA disclosed this to URN on Thursday. “The contract has …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Benson Turamye has finally taken over as the substantive Executive Director of Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA). He was appointed Monday by the PPDA board after serving in acting capacity for two years. Turamye replaces Cornelia Sabiiti, who left the authority in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority-PPDA has called for the amendment of the PPDA act to provide for the blacklisting of the both the firms and directors cited in any form of irregularities. Apparently, the PPDA act only provides for the suspension …

By eyeing government contracts, potentially game-changing policy locks out general public solidarity with business I have a confession to make. I love mangoes. They are as sweet to look at as they are sweet to taste. Whether arranged in the cool aisles of supermarkets, on neat stalls of town markets, …

BoU’s Mutebile leads call for export driven policy instead Amelia Kyambadde, the Minister for Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, has had a tough time selling her flagship policy plank, the `Buy Uganda Build Uganda’ (BUBU).   But the latest criticism against the policy came from the most unexpected voice; that of the …

Auditor General names most corrupt districts as billions are swindled Corruption among officials and contractors of district level local governments is a big and growing problem, according to the latest report from the Auditor General’s office. But what is even more worrisome is that knowledgeable people seem to agree that …

By Patrick Kagenda On August 18 a Tanzanian cargo vessel MV Azza sunk on Lake Victoria with 200 tones of mineral water, 40 tones of cotton seed cake belonging to Century Bottling Co., the manufacturers of Coca cola. Azza was privately owned but its sinking added to the challenge of …

By Patrick Kagenda On August 18 a Tanzanian cargo vessel MV Azza sunk on Lake Victoria with 200 tones of mineral water, 40 tones of cotton seed cake belonging to Century Bottling Co., the manufacturers of Coca cola. Azza was privately owned but its sinking added to the challenge of …