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LAUNCHED: AFIC’s Five Year Strategic Plan To Boost Access To Information And Bolster Transparency & Accountability

LAUNCHED: AFIC’s Five Year Strategic Plan To Boost Access To Information And Bolster Transparency & Accountability

By PATRICK JARAMOGI KAMPALA- SHIFT MEDIA-For the next five years access to Information and ensuring transparency and Accountability will be the core of Africa Freedom of Information Center (AFIC) focus. The USD$12m five year(2021-2025) strategic…

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BRIBERY Challenges Still Dog Procurement Processes Among Local Firms-PPDA

BRIBERY Challenges Still Dog Procurement Processes Among Local Firms-PPDA

By PATRICK JARAMOGI KAMPALA-SHIFTMEDIA- Section 50 (1) of the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets that allows for Preference and reservation. Reads Subject to the economic and social policies of Government and the international…

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UNFAIRENESS: Engineers Cry Foul Over Awarding Of Local Contracts To Foreign Firms

UNFAIRENESS: Engineers Cry Foul Over Awarding Of Local Contracts To Foreign Firms

By PATRICK JARAMOGI KAMPALA, Uganda|SHIFTMEDIA| Ugandan engineers are crying foul for not being considered by the government for the local projects that is majorly won by big foreign firms. According to statistics, local construction firms,…

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CONDEMNED: Journalists Lash Out At Police Over Brutality

CONDEMNED: Journalists Lash Out At Police Over Brutality

By Our Reporter KAMPALA, Uganda |SHIFTMEDIA| Journalists have lashed out at police over its continued brutality and demanded an apology. Police have continued to come under attack for its brutality against members of the fourth…

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GRAFT: Corruption War Goes To State House

GRAFT: Corruption War Goes To State House

By PATRICK JARAMOGI KAMPALA, Uganda|SHIFTMEDIA|The ‘war’ on corruption has been shifted to State House, a top State house official has disclosed.   This will lessen the public talk that only ‘Small fish’ are being targeted…

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Fair Business Practices Between Government and the Private Sector in Uganda Increasing- CoST Report

Fair Business Practices Between Government and the Private Sector in Uganda Increasing- CoST Report

BY PATRICK JARAMOGI KAMPALA, Uganda |SHIFTMEDIA| There is an increase in Fair Business Practices between Government and the Private Sector in public infrastructure project delivery processes, a midterm review report released by CoST Uganda Chapter…

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“Delays In Procurement Affects Budget Absorption”-CoST Uganda Report

“Delays In Procurement Affects Budget Absorption”-CoST Uganda Report

BY PATRICK JARAMOGI KAMPALA, Uganda|SHIFTMEDIA| Delays in procurement negatively affect government reputation, budget absorption, and undermine service delivery, a new report conducted by CoST Uganda Chapter has indicated. Titled “Promoting Fair Business Practices between Government…

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Auditing Infrastructure Transparency Amidst COVID-19 Will Be A Challenge- AFIC

Auditing Infrastructure Transparency Amidst COVID-19 Will Be A Challenge- AFIC

BY PATRICK JARAMOGI KAMPALA, Uganda |SHIFTMEDIA| Mr. Gilbert Sendugwa the Senior Regional Manager Africa CoST International and Executive Director Africa Freedom of Information Center(AFIC) has noted with concern the deplorable state of the country’s infrastructure…

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EXCLUSIVE: “The Cries Of A Frustrated Investor” As USD$8M Is Threatened With Waste

EXCLUSIVE: “The Cries Of A Frustrated Investor” As USD$8M Is Threatened With Waste

BY PATRICK JARAMOGI Bulambuli, Uganda: Before they ventured in massive commercial rice growing, Kingdom Rice trading as FOL Logistics were the largest rice importers in the country, importing over 90,000 metric tonnes of paddy rice…

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