Tag Archives: UNBS

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 …

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 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Daniel Richard Makayi Nangalama has been appointed Acting Executive Director of the Uganda National Bureau of Standards. Nangalama has been the Deputy Executive Director in charge of Management and Financial Services at the standards body. He replaces David Livingstone Ebiru who was last week interdicted …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Trade, Industries, and Cooperatives, Francis Mwebesa said that he will cause the suspension of David Livingstone Ebiru, the Executive Director of Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) over allegations of misappropriation of funds and misconduct. This revelation came after he expressed shock …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Minister of Trade, Industries, and Cooperatives, Francis Mwebesa has sent the Executive Director of Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS), David Livingstone Ebiru, on a six months forced leave over allegations of fraud and misconduct. Ebiru’s suspension from office was contained in a letter dated …

UNBS Director accused of misappropriating of Shs12.5 billion Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Executive Director of the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS), David Livingstone Ebiru, has left members of Parliament in shock after he admitted to giving a bribe of Shs100 million to secure his job. He made …

Elegu, South Sudan | THE INDEPENDENT |  The majority of tracks carrying grain from Uganda to South Sudan have passed aflatoxin tests, according to the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS). Out of the 23 tracks and 27 contested consignments tested so far, 18 tracks and 22 consignments have successfully …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three employees of the Uganda National Bureau of Standards-UNBS have been charged for soliciting a bribe. According to the prosecution, John Sanyu a Material Analyst, Elisa Bawabya, and David Okeny both Material Engineers engaged in corruption, contrary to section 2 (a) and 26 (1) …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has announced plans to conduct a nationwide crackdown on bakeries that supply underweight bread to the market. The move comes as the market is flooded with numerous pre-packaged products that fall below the required measurements, including bread, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Bureau of Standards, UNBS, is rallying schools and other institutions to reject grain products from companies that do not meet the required standards. In this way, UNBS says, the millers will be compelled to abide by standards production and in the …