Author Archives for Olive Kabatwairwe

The Business Integrity Initiative in Uganda, in the Media

February 24, 2021 10:04 am Published by Olive Kabatwairwe Comments Off on The Business Integrity Initiative in Uganda, in the Media

With financial support from the UKs Business Integrity Initiative, we have been implementing an action to “Promote Fair Business Practices... View Article

Shocking, Local Content Provisions are a rare specie, years after their promulgation

February 24, 2021 8:21 am Published by Olive Kabatwairwe Comments Off on Shocking, Local Content Provisions are a rare specie, years after their promulgation

Credits to Samuel Nabwiso, Journalist and Olive Kabatwairwe – CoST Uganda Uganda passed the policy which requires 30% of the... View Article

4th Assurance Report in the Media!

February 14, 2021 8:34 am Published by Olive Kabatwairwe Comments Off on 4th Assurance Report in the Media!

The 4th Assurance Process conducted in 2020, in the middle of the Global pandemic, COVID-19, attracted media attention across media... View Article

CoST Uganda launches the 4th Assurance Report; The Office of the Prime Minister commits to take action on the findings and recommendations.

February 12, 2021 1:19 pm Published by Olive Kabatwairwe Comments Off on CoST Uganda launches the 4th Assurance Report; The Office of the Prime Minister commits to take action on the findings and recommendations.

CoST Uganda published its 4th Assurance Report titled Ray of Sunshine, A Report of the 4th Assurance Process in Uganda... View Article

Citizens around Busoga College Mwiri celebrate the new tarmac

February 12, 2021 1:01 pm Published by Olive Kabatwairwe Comments Off on Citizens around Busoga College Mwiri celebrate the new tarmac

The Busoga College, Mwiri is 109 years, unfortunately, the road to the school had never been upgraded until the Prime... View Article

Be just and fair in infrastructure delivery; Stakeholders implored as CoST Uganda inaugurates stakeholder engagements on Integrity Issues in public infrastructure

December 9, 2020 2:25 pm Published by Olive Kabatwairwe Comments Off on Be just and fair in infrastructure delivery; Stakeholders implored as CoST Uganda inaugurates stakeholder engagements on Integrity Issues in public infrastructure

Transparency and performance of infrastructure procurement processes in Uganda have been associated with integrity issues and corruption risks. The 4th... View Article

CoST partners with the PPDA Uganda to reward Most Compliant Entities

November 27, 2020 8:21 am Published by Olive Kabatwairwe Comments Off on CoST partners with the PPDA Uganda to reward Most Compliant Entities

On 26th November 2020, at the 12th Public Procurement Forum, CoST – the Infrastructure Transparency Initiative Uganda partnered with the... View Article

PPDA revises guidelines for Local Government’s (LG) Direct procurement’s for works contracts

November 16, 2020 7:46 am Published by Olive Kabatwairwe Comments Off on PPDA revises guidelines for Local Government’s (LG) Direct procurement’s for works contracts

Following the learning and reflection meeting conducted on 13th August 2020, stakeholders expressed concern that Local Governments had been left... View Article

Fair Business Practices in Uganda, Project taglines between July – September 2020

November 16, 2020 7:33 am Published by Olive Kabatwairwe Comments Off on Fair Business Practices in Uganda, Project taglines between July – September 2020

Our intervention story July – September 2020 Discussions on Fair Business Practices in Uganda project performance reveal that, there is... View Article

Will disclosure for the Water sector increase following the CoST and PPDA disclosure training for Procurement Officials in the sector?

September 29, 2020 1:41 pm Published by Olive Kabatwairwe Comments Off on Will disclosure for the Water sector increase following the CoST and PPDA disclosure training for Procurement Officials in the sector?

Opening statement; Government officials commit to using e-procurement as a key tool to enhance transparency in infrastructure procurement. Water is... View Article