Awards and Recognitions
In August 2014- he received a Fellowship Award by the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (FCIPS), the highest grade of CIPS membership. The Fellowship recognised his outstanding achievement, knowledge and experience in procurement and supply and his immense passion, drive and determination to advance the profession for the public good.
In November 2013, he received an appreciation award as an inspiration icon from the students who had completed their Masters in Public Administration at Uganda Management Institute. I started the MPA programme and this was the second intake of that class. The award was given almost after one year when I had left the institute for my current assignment.
In October 2013, he received an Academic and Professional Research Award by the Institute of Procurement Professionals of Uganda (IPPU) in recognition for his excellent record of publications and scholarship in the procurement discipline. The award was presented by Uganda’s Minister of State for Investment, Hon. Ajedra Gabriel Gadson Aridru, on behalf of President of the Republic of Uganda in November 2013 in Kampala.
In September 2013, he received an award for a best paper presentation entitled ‘policy formulation in Africa-The role of Procurement Professionals’ at the 2nd annual procurement and supply chain conference held between 14-15th September at Sunny sand Holiday resort, Mangochi, Malawi
In October 2012; he received a token of appreciation award from the pioneer class of the Masters in Public Administration (2011/12) reciting an anthem of praise for hard work, that resulted in the fruits that they were upon completion of their programme
In Sept. 2012, he was elected to represent the African Continent on the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) Congress in UK for a period of 3 years up to 2015.
In August 2012, during the 2012 international conference of Public Procurement (IPPC) held in Seattle Washington, his paper was among the 25 best papers of the 163 papers accepted for presentation at the conference
In May 2010, during the 19thInternational Purchasing and Supply Research Association (IPSERA) Conference held in Finland in May 2010, his paper co-authored with Milton Tumutegyereize won the first IPSERA Bursary Award
In 2010, he won an IPSERA Bursary award for his paper entitled’ measuring the performance of contractors in Government Construction Projects in Developing countries: Contextual Perspective from Uganda.
In 2009, he won the IASIA Pierre De Celles Award for the best paper presented at the IASIA conference in Rio de Janeiro-Brazil in July 2009. The paper was entitled ‘Social determinants of public procurement corruption in Uganda’.
In 2009, the Governing Council of Uganda Management Institute gave me a commendation letter for effectively discharging the duties of the acting Director of Programmes and Student affairs.
In July 2009 During the IASIA annual conference, his paper entitled ‘Social Determinants of Public Procurement Corruption in Uganda: Implications for the delivery of public services’ wonthe Pierre De Celles Award which is given to the author(s) of the best paper presented at the IASIA Annual Conference. [http://www.iias-iisa.org/iasia/e/PDCA/Pages/default.aspx]
In 2009, during the 18th International Purchasing and Supply Research Association (IPSERA) Conference held in Germany, his paper was selected among the 11 best papers for publication in the Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management
In 2008, during the 3rd International Public Procurement Conference held in the Netherlands, his paper entitled ‘Procurement Planning and Accountability of local government procurement systems in Developing countries: Evidence from Uganda’ was among the 8 best papers selected and published in the Journal of Public Procurement
In 2007, during the 2007 examinations for the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply professional Examinations (CIPS-UK), he won the Bola Afolabi Award which was given to the third best student in the CIPS exams from Africa.
In 2007, he was recognised for effectively participating in the leadership for better results change management workshop for senior managers as part of the Uganda-Ontario partnership of the Institute of Public Administration of Canada’s Good Governance program funded by the Canadian International Development Agency.
In 2006, he won the best policy paper award at the 12th Annual International Management Conference organised by Makerere University Business School. The paper was entitled ‘competitive constraints and advantages together: Procurement participation by small and medium Enterprise as a mechanism to stimulate economic growth and development in Uganda.