Thu, 28 Sep 2017 13:59:54 +0000 By KELVIN SIABANA THE Green Party says the transaction involving the procurement of 42 fire engines worth US$ 42million is highly suspicious and has now engaged the President of European Partners Against Corruption/European Contact-point Network against Corruption (EPAC/EACN) secretariat in Europe for answers. Party president Peter Sinkamba said the tender was awarded to a local company, called Grand View International Limited while the supplier of the trucks was an unknown Scania manufacturer of Spain. “This procurement has stirred controversy among Zambians with many demanding answers alleging the amount is outrageous,” Mr Sinkamba said. Mr Sinkamba said the Zambians suspect active or passive corruption in this transaction and the government, though the Local government minister, argued government had received value for money engines and the supplier has so far delivered 32 trucks. “We as the Green Party we have written a letter of request to the President of European […]
Sinkamba engages European Partners Against Corruption over fire engines
