By GIDEON NYENDWAGOVERNMENT should not neglect the local contractors that have limited capacity but empower them to own equipment, Zambia Republican Party president, Wright Musoma has said.Mr Musoma said the narrative being propelled by the UPND administration suggesting that giving Zambian contractors who do not have equipment, tenders was problematic was wrong.Mr Musoma said that the policy that the previous government had put in place to empower local contractors was excellent because it showed that the party that was in power then was pro-poor and wanted to uplift the standards of the local people.He said that even the biggest construction companies, AVIC International, may not have all the equipment and at times hire some of the machinery they use. What could stop a Zambian from doing the same when they get a contract? Mr Musoma said that the reason the policy was introduced was to empower Zambians so that they could raise money to buy […]
GOVERNMENT OFFSIDE ON LOCAL CONTRACTORS – MUSOMA
