Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Parliamentary Committee on Tourism, Trade, and Industry has recommended the termination of the contract of Helmsman Quality & Technology Services Limited, a Chinese firm providing Pre-Export Verification of Conformity (PVoC) services for Uganda. This decision comes following concerns raised during due diligence …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court has dismissed an application filed by David Livingstone Ebiru, the former Executive Director of Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS), seeking to halt his trial on bribery charges until investigations by the Inspectorate of Government are completed. On Wednesday, the Anti-Corruption Division …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Grain processors and traders have accused government agencies of not doing enough in the fight for quality grain and other agricultural products and exports. It comes as the government intensifies efforts to restore the market stability following the rejections of maize flour on the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Attorney General has requested more time from the Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala to respond to an application by former Executive Director of the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS), David Livingstone Ebiru, who seeks to halt his trial on bribery charges. The prosecution …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has moved to enhance the quality of meat sold on the Ugandan market, setting various standard operating measures for butchers. This after a tour of butchers shops in different places revealed the poor hygienic conditions of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has extended its warrant of arrest against David Livingstone Ebiru, the former Executive Director of the Uganda National Bureau of Standards-UNBS . This is after he failed to appear for the second time to answer charges related to offering …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has tasked schools and heads of institutions in the Acholi Subregion to monitor the procurement of quality grains for feeding their learners in a bid to promote their safety. The call comes amidst concerns about the quality …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | David Livingstone Ebiru has been sacked as Executive Director of Uganda National Bureau of Standards following damning findings by a parliamentary probe and investigation by the UNBC Board. Trade, Industry, and Cooperatives Minister Francis Mwebesa says the findings of the National Standards Council and Ebiru’s …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Through its long operations against substandard tyres in the country, the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) seized over 500 substandard pneumatic tyres worth Shs150 million from traders in downtown Kampala. The operation is in line with the Bureau’s mandate aimed at enforcing standards in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is losing billions of shillings in betting due to untested, uninspected, and unverified machines being used by betting companies, the National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board has conceded. While Section 4 of the Lotteries and Gaming Act of 2016, mandates the National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory …
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