Mon, 02 Oct 2017 12:06:12 +0000 THE uproar over the 42 fire trucks acquired nearly three years ago has surprisingly refused to die despite the various pronouncements over the procurement process which was cleared by the Zambia Public Procurement Authority (ZPPA) and the Anti-corruption Commission (ACC). This is not all, a court of arbitration in London also cleared the tendering process as being above board. Further, Local government Minister Vincent Mwale promptly issued a statement in Parliament confirming that tender was cleared by the two institutions because the purchase of the trucks represented value for money. Despite this, heated debate surrounding the tendering process is raging on with some people insisting fresh investigations should be instituted they suspected corruption. The where whiff of corruption has aroused deep emotions, clouding out logic and reason. Although President Edgar Lungu has obliged to fresh investigations, inviting those with evidence of corruption to furnish appropriate investigative wings, the clamour […]
