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UPDATE: The government has urged all entities using the public procurement system to transition to the electronic Government Procurement (eGP 2.0) platform as it phases out manual procurement across 136 public entities. Acting Accountant General Godfrey Ssemugooma said the new system will eliminate inefficiencies such as document tampering, lengthy...

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