By SIMON MUNTEMBAGOVERNMENT is owing road contractors over K127 billion which would take about 40 years to dismantle if nothing is done and that is why we paused the advertisement for tendering of routine road maintenance to avoid accruing more debts, Charles Milupi has said. Mr Milupi who is Minister of Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development said it was unfair for contractors to accuse him of having cancelled the tendering process with the aim of giving contracts to his preferred people because all he wants is to bring sanity in the sector.He was reacting to remarks by the Zambian Association of Citizen Contractors (ZACCO) that his explanation that he has not cancelled but paused advertisement for tendering of routine road maintenance was not adding up.ZACCO General Secretary, Danny Simumba who insisted that it was illegal for the minister to cancel or pause procurement proceedings as he did not have powers to do so, said Mr Milupi wanted to give contracts to his preferred people.In an […]
GOVT OWES ROAD CONTRACTORS K127BN, SAYS MINISTER
