Gordon Wavamuno the Chairman of UMSA

Members of the Uganda Motor Industry Association (UMIA) have appealed to the Parliamentary Physical Infrastructure Committee investigating how SGS company was awarded a 5 contract for vehicle inspection in Uganda saying government should cancel their contract if found to have breached  the Public Procurement Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDAA).

UMIA who met recently including Spear Motors Proprietor, Gordon Wavamuno, Victoria motors director, Sam Kibuka together with the Association Lawyer,  Chris Bwanika, told the   committee  chaired by Luwero district MP, Lillian Nakate, that SGS was given the contract of vehicle inspection in absence of fair competition which sidelined other service providers.

The group said that giving the vehicle inspection contract to SGS without subjecting it to competition was undermining the government project of Buy Uganda, Build Uganda, adding that this dictates affirmative action in government procurements which favour entities on the ground to foster private sector growth.

UMIA members said that their respective companies had the capacity to create vehicle inspection service stations since they have more vehicle inspection stations than SGS in the whole country to reach out to the general public without subjecting Ugandans to inconveniences they are suffering in the hands of SGS.

They told the committee that SGS has established a few vehicle inspection service stations in Kawanada and Nabbingo and is intending to construct another seven (7) stations which they say cannot cover the entire country and that the few are also only centered around Kampala. This they say has subjected the people from upcountry to travel long distances for inspections in Kampala.

They say they as UMIA have established members who are ready to extend the service to the people wherever they are.

They also challenged the way the process is being managed where by every vehicle which is more than one year old has to be subjected to inspection without regard to the manufacturer’s warranties which raise contractual issues when the SGS interferes with such vehicles.

Lawyer Bwanika, said that if the SG contract found of being awarded illegally should be terminated and fresh bidding in invited.

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Gordon Wavamuno in a St. John uniform

Wavamuno’s notification was published in the London Gazzette on the 17^th January 2012, while the date of the ceremony for the knitting is yet to be announced.

Wavamuno becomes one of a few Africans including former President of South Africa Thabo Mbeki to have received the award outside Britain and the commonwealth nations.

Wavamuno said told journalists in Kampala today that he has been appointment by Her majesty the Queen of England as the sovereign head of most venerable order of the hospital of St.John, which runs an ambulance service in Uganda and different other countries.

Wavamuno says he is happy that his hard work and the service delivery have been recognized and says he will continue improving the lives of Ugandans through various initiatives.

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The workers at WBS TV tell us that the singer handed in her application to the station’s managers last week. It is not yet clear where Desire has learnt that there is a vacuum at the station or she is just trying her luck.

Desire has ever worked at Dembe FM presenting a programme called ‘Dembe taxi’ and once co-presented a program on WBS TV called Weekender.

Many phone callers used to comment that she was a good presenter. The female sexy singer wants to add on presenting a TV programme on her busy music schedule.

The sources explained that Desire is proposing to start own programme dubbed ‘lets talk love’ on the station.

By Doreen Nyanzi

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