Umeme sources poles from local Ugandan certified pole treatment plants, power utility refutes reports of importing poles

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Power utility company Umeme has released a statement refuting media reports that it imported poles from South Africa. “Our attention has been drawn to a story aired on NTVU on Sunday suggesting Umeme, Uganda’s leading power distributor, imports utility poles from South Africa. We would like to clarify and affirm that Umeme sources all its poles from local Ugandan certified pole treatment pl