Uganda: NMS Sues Finance Official Over 'Unfair' Special Audit

National Medical Stores (NMS) has challenged the finance ministry's "special audit" on the institution in the High court, saying it violates the law and rules of natural justice.

The audit, whose report was finalized, alleges that NMS supplied cancer medicines at inflated prices to Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI), causing a financial loss of Shs 2 billion to taxpayers. It also accuses NMS of supplying the cancer institute with poor-quality medicines.

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