Sat, 04 Mar 2017 10:30:56 +0000 FORMER Tourism misinster Silvya Masebo did not have powers to cancel hunting concession tenders, former vice presisdent Guy Scott has testified. Dr Scott, 72, said from the meeting they held over the concession, they only discussed postponing or deferring the tender processes, and not cancallation. And a former Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA (now Department of National Parks and Wildlife) Head of Procurement has told the court that the Zambia Public Procurement Act does not allow any minister to cancel a tender process. Dr. Scott who was called as Masebo’s second defence witness, yesterday told Magistrate Irene Wishimanga that on December 28, 2012 late president Sata phoned and asked him to coordinate (supervise) efforts Government was contemplating regarding ZAWA. He said he later met Masebo at Government House after she went there; and that he made efforts to get then Minister of Justice Wynter Kabimba so that he could deal […]
