Uganda to review PPP bill again

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Uganda to review PPP bill again

The President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, has declined to approve the public private partnership (PPP) bill, 2012, and returned it for reviewing.

Two months ago in a letter to Rebecca Kadaga, the Speaker of Parliament, Yoweri Museveni reported:
"I have received the Act of PPP which I referred to Parliament earlier, Parliament returned it to me without the requisite amendments I advised you on, I am again returning it to Parliament because all expert opinion and my own judgment is of the view that debating possible public private partnerships in Parliament may deter foreign investments in the country."

The bill will govern the relationship between government and the private sector in PPPs and will provide guidelines and procedures for the development of PPP projects in Uganda.

The bill defines roles and responsibilities of government bodies, project officers and the private party during the development and implementation of the PPP projects. It also seeks to  provide for methods of procurement and the engagement of the private partners in PPPs.

Under the new bill, a new unit will oversee the implementation of public-private partnerships, will be created. This unit is expected to help with project selection, development, tendering process andmanagement.

In mid July 2014 Uganda's Parliament chaired by Speaker Rebecca Kadaga passed the PPP Bill, 2012.

Uganda's Justice, Law and Order Sector (JLOS) has recently held a pre-bid briefing with various bidders for the development of an office park for the JLOS Institution through a PPP project.

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  • March 09, 2015

    RFP schedule announced for Ugandan PPP project

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  • March 30, 2015

    Uganda to create Private Public Partnership project database

    The Government of Uganda has announced plans to create a database for all public private partnership (PPP) projects across the country. Read more
  • May 06, 2015

    COMESA infrastructure fund gets capital injection

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  • July 24, 2015

    Uganda launches tender for waste-to-energy PPP plant

    Uganda's National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) has launched a request for proposals (RFP) to develop a Waste-to-Energy PPP project for its Kampala Service Area. Read more
  • August 14, 2015

    Uganda seeks TA for IT projects

    The National Information Technology Authority of Uganda (NITA-U) has launched a request for expression of interest (RFEO) to hire transaction advisors for IT projects. Read more

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