By OLIVER SAMBOKOGOVERNMENT should immediately enact laws to stop foreign contractors from getting full contracts, and instead of continuing to subject locals roles to subcontracts, the law should ensure locals become main contractors who subcontract foreign firms, Zambia Association of Citizen Contractors (ZACCO) president Mutale Mpepo has demanded.Mr Mpepo said the move will not only allow local contractors to contribute to the economic development of the country but also ensure that money remains in the local economy.He said there has been a lot of talk over the 20 percent subcontracting but little has been done and that it’s now time to act by passing a law that gives local contactors an upper hand. Mr Mpepo said this way the money will remain in the local economy.He was commenting to a Parliamentary committee which has noted with concern weaknesses in the implementation of the 20 percent sub-contracting policy due to the absence of the law to […]
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