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

CEO East Africa MagazineThe Big StoryOctober 27, 2025October 27, 2025

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…

UNBS Boss Back in Office as Trade Minister Drops Corruption Inquiry

Paul MurungiThe Big StoryOctober 27, 2025October 27, 2025

In a dramatic twist at the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS), Trade Minister Francis Mwebesa has rescinded his earlier directive that sent Executive Director Eng. James N. Kasigwa on forced…

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

Jeff WintersThe Big StoryOctober 17, 2025October 24, 2025

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 looks like a tornado. At the centre of the turbulence are allegations of fraud, defiance, and mismanagement that have shaken one of Uganda’s most important regulatory institutions to its core. At the heart of the controversy lie four explosive threads: an unclear thirty-thousand-dollar payment to the Ministry of Trade, unauthorised trips by MPs to Arusha in open defiance of a presidential directive, the diversion of agency funds, and…

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UNBS Boss Sent on Forced Leave as Probe Into Misconduct Allegations Begins

CEO East Africa MagazinePolitics & Goverment The Big StoryOctober 15, 2025October 23, 2025

The Executive Director of Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS), Eng James Kasigwa, has been directed to take annual leave starting October 15, 2025, to pave the way for investigations into a series of allegations leveled against him. The allegations included insubordination, misconduct, impropriety, mismanagement, and corruption. The directive was issued by the Ministry of Trade in a letter dated October 7, 2025, signed by the Permanent Secretary and addressed to Eng. Kasigwa. The letter, which was received at the UNBS headquarters on October 13, 2025, instructs him to proceed on 30 working days of annual leave. “I write with…

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