Uganda Human Rights Commission ‘homeless’ after public procurement Tribunal cancels tendering process for head office space over negligence

Failure to carefully scrutinise the powers of attorney of a bidder has thrown the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) into a crisis that has rendered the Commission ‘homeless’- at least for the meantime. The Public Procurement And Disposal Of Public Assets Appeals Tribunal on 2nd February cancelled the procurement process of a Head Office, just days before its tenancy expiry at Twed Plaza. The cancellation followed an appeal by Apple Properties Ltd one of the two bidders against a win by Rumee Investments Ltd. Rumee Investments Limited owns Rumee Towers on Lumumba Avenue, in the leafy Nakasero, just a stone-throw…