C&S Upholstery Limited

The High Court has directed Bank of Uganda (BoU) to pay UGX 200 million to an interior design firm, C&S Upholstery Limited, for unfairly disqualifying it from a multi-billion contract to supply and install carpets at the central bank’s headquarters in Kampala.  In a ruling delivered by Justice Musa Sekaana, court noted that Bank of Uganda had breached its statutory duty of fairness and transparency in the procurement process by wrongly rejecting C&S Upholstery’s bid over allegations of forgery.  Court found no credible basis for Bank of Uganda’s actions, which caused financial losses and reputational damage to the company. Bank…