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Francis Mwebesa

Beleaguered UNBS Executive Director James Nkamwesiga Kasigwa, former executive director David Livingstone Ebiru, Ben Manyindo, and Terry Kahuma. UNBS has had riotous leadership for over a decade now, which continues to undermine its core mandate of ensuring quality and keeping Ugandans safe.
Beleaguered UNBS Executive Director James Nkamwesiga Kasigwa, former executive director David Livingstone Ebiru, Ben Manyindo, and Terry Kahuma. UNBS has had riotous leadership for over a decade now, which continues to undermine its core mandate of ensuring quality and keeping Ugandans safe.

A Standards Bureau at War with Itself: How a Decade of Leadership Wars and Scandals Have Undermined UNBS

From Kahuma’s corruption probes to Ebiru’s bribery confession and Kasigwa’s contested leadership, the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has spent more time battling itself than enforcing quality. For over a decade,
October 27, 2025
A photo collage of UNBS Executive Director Eng James Kasigwa, UNBS Chairman Eng James Kalibbala, and Trade Minister Francis Mwebase. Various correspondences seen by this website show an agency that has been struggling for months, leading to a probe into the activities of Eng Kasigwa, who has barely spent two years in the executive director job.
A photo collage of UNBS Executive Director Eng James Kasigwa, UNBS Chairman Eng James Kalibbala, and Trade Minister Francis Mwebase. Various correspondences seen by this website show an agency that has been struggling for months, leading to a probe into the activities of Eng Kasigwa, who has barely spent two years in the executive director job.

The $30,000 Payment Mystery, MPs’ Trips, Diverted Cash, and a Flawed Appointment: Inside the Scandals Threatening to bring down UNBS Boss James Kasigwa

If the UNBS Executive Director, Eng James Kasigwa, survived the storm that followed his appointment in May 2024, he would need every ounce of luck and loyal allies to survive what now
October 17, 2025
UNBS’ challenges are seen in its planned activities that either fail to happen completely or just halfway. In the 2023/24 financial year, UNBS had 9,000 planned inspections but could only afford 2,453, leaving vast gaps where counterfeit and unsafe products thrive.
UNBS’ challenges are seen in its planned activities that either fail to happen completely or just halfway. In the 2023/24 financial year, UNBS had 9,000 planned inspections but could only afford 2,453, leaving vast gaps where counterfeit and unsafe products thrive.

Flush With Cash, Starved of Capacity: Why UNBS Risks Becoming the Uganda National Bureau of Substandards

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
September 17, 2025
Left-Right: EU Ambassador to Uganda, H.E. Jan Sadek; Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) Chairman, Humphrey Nzeyi; Hon. Matia Kasaija (Minister of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development); Hon. Francis Mwebesa (Minister of Trade, Industry, and Cooperatives) and Hon. Phiona Nyamutoro (Minister of State for Mineral Development) at the meeting.

EU Envoy Jan Sadek, PSFU’s Nzeyi, and Ministers Kasaija, Nyamutoro, and Mwebesa Push for Deeper EU-Uganda Mineral and AgriTech Trade

Uganda and the European Union (EU) have deepened their commitment to strengthening trade and investment ties, focusing on Agricultural Technology (AgriTech) and Sustainable Mining as key drivers for economic growth. The Uganda-EU
February 20, 2025
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