Uganda, through UNBS hosted the EAC Regional Quality Awards 2024, aimed at recognising the outstanding achievements of both Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) as well as Large Enterprises (LEs) in quality excellence.
The primary objective of this award is to foster a quality culture amongst enterprises in the East African Community through encouraging adoption of standards and quality management practices to enhance competitiveness and stimulate trade.
The regional awards ceremony featured nominees who emerged as winners from National Quality Award competitions conducted across EAC member states: Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
National winners from Uganda included Thomas and Company, for the MSME category and Tembo Steels for the Large Enterprise Category.
Other winners in the different categories included: CAPS Limited – Tanzania, Said Salim Bakhresa Company Ltd. – Tanzania, ASL Wires & Cables -Kenya, BROOKSIDE DAIRIES – Kenya, CAPS Limited – Tanzania and University of Embu (UoEm) – Kenya
The EAC Regional Quality Awards are part of a broad effort to promote an embedded quality culture in East African enterprises to ensure business growth while contributing to sustainable development.
