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TRANSPARENCY: CoST Uganda Commissions 2nd Infrastructure Transparency Index

TRANSPARENCY: CoST Uganda Commissions 2nd Infrastructure Transparency Index

By PATRICK JARAMOGI KAMPALA, Uganda= SHIFT MEDIA NEWS= Despite the various laws passed in recent years to address corruption in Uganda, implementation of the laws remains a daunting tax. This not withstanding, Uganda remains the…

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AWARDED: CoST Uganda Wins The Anti-Corruption Collective Action Award 2023

AWARDED: CoST Uganda Wins The Anti-Corruption Collective Action Award 2023

By PATRICK JARAMOGI KAMPALA, Uganda [SHIFTMEDIA NEWS] Uganda is once again the limelight after being honored globally for its transparency and accountability efforts. Carrying Uganda’s flag high, is CoST Uganda that has been awarded the…

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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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UACE, Future Leaders Uganda Renovate KCCA Kamwokya School Storm Drainage

UACE, Future Leaders Uganda Renovate KCCA Kamwokya School Storm Drainage

By PATRICK JARAMOGI KAMPALA-SHIFTMEDIA- Sanitation and hygiene has been boosted at KCCA Kamwokya Primary School thanks to support from the Uganda Association of Consulting Engineers and Future Leaders Uganda. The renovation of the open drainage…

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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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RAY OF SUNSHINE: Contracts Awarded To Local Firms On The Rise- CoST Uganda Report

RAY OF SUNSHINE: Contracts Awarded To Local Firms On The Rise- CoST Uganda Report

 By Our Reporter KAMPALA, Uganda|SHIFTMEDIA| The journey has been long, the cries have been loud, but the light at the end of the tunnel beams like a ‘Ray of Sunshine”. The hope for local contractors…

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EXPOSED: Transparent Procurements Will Save Ugandan Tax Payers $31.5m In Covid19 Vaccine Purchase

EXPOSED: Transparent Procurements Will Save Ugandan Tax Payers $31.5m In Covid19 Vaccine Purchase

By PATRICK JARAMOGI KAMPALA- |SHIFTMEDIA| The hopes for the Covid19 vaccine among Ugandans is high, but new revelations indicate the wait may be longer due to procurement challenges. Cabinet in a seating last week approved…

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AUDIT:Renovation Of Kawolo Hospital Raises Hopes Of Addressing Eminent Health Challenges

AUDIT:Renovation Of Kawolo Hospital Raises Hopes Of Addressing Eminent Health Challenges

By PATRICK JARAMOGI BUIKWE, Uganda|SHIFTMEDIA| Will the renovation of Kawolo General Hospital addresss eminent health challenges in Buikwe, Buvuma, Mukono and Kayunga? Perhaps so, as we report below. Thanks to the refubishment of the 50-year-old…

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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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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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