How SGS held Uganda hostage with vehicle inspection contract

There were too many rats crawling about the contract the government signed with private firm, Societe Generale de Surveillance (SGS). For starters, the contractors demanded nondisclosure of not only contents of the contract but also that the existence of the contract itself was to remain a top secret. But, as Faith Athnus writes, the aforementioned are nothing compared to the fishy smell that emanates from clause 7.8.5 of the contract that states that, in the event that the contract is terminated by either Government or Ministry of Works, before the expiry of the five-year term or any extension or renewal…