Uganda’s watchdog charged with policing the quality of goods and services is flush with cash yet dangerously hollow in capacity. Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) closed the 2023/24 financial year with record revenues—UGX73.9 billion in non-tax revenue. This was far above its UGX54.4 billion target and sharply higher than the UGX60 billion recorded the previous year. Import inspections also crossed 293,000, well beyond the 200,000 goal. On paper, the regulator looks stronger than ever. But the picture on supermarket shelves tells a different story. More than half of locally produced goods—including food, drinks, and cosmetics—slip through the cracks, entering…
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