KAMPALA, Uganda – Trade Mark East Africa (TMA), the region’s trade development agency and consultant, has received the world’s most prestigious corporate procurement certification.

“This award serves as further proof of TMA adhering to the highest international standards in procurement, maintaining the principles of probity, transparency, consistency and fairness as a benchmark of good management,” Frank Matsaert, the TMA Chief Executive Officer said last week.

The award makes TMA the second organization in Africa, after the Africa Development Bank, to receive the certification, and the first in East Africa.

Based in the UK, the widely respected Charted Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS), is a global professional body that carries out certification.

This comes after a detailed evaluation of the organization’s procurement structures and practices. According to a CIPS statement, ‘They (TMA) were also able to offer evidence as strict adherence to their prevention of bribery and corruption policies as they continue to work hard to maintain these high standards.’

Source: East African Business Week

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