{"id":8080,"date":"2025-10-15T15:41:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T15:41:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/?p=8080"},"modified":"2025-10-15T15:41:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T15:41:59","slug":"proof-of-bid-bahatis-3m-fee-ends-withdrawal-speculation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/15\/proof-of-bid-bahatis-3m-fee-ends-withdrawal-speculation\/","title":{"rendered":"Proof of Bid: Bahati&#8217;s 3M Fee Ends Withdrawal Speculation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>KABALE, UGANDA<\/strong> &#8211; The State Minister for Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, Hon. 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