Three people accused of attempting to influence the award of National Oil Company of Malawi (Nocma) fuel import contracts have asked the Lilongwe Magistrate’s Court to dismiss their matter due to lack of seriousness. Through their lawyers, the three, namely former minister of Energy Newton Kambala, former presidential adviser on strategy Chris Chaima Banda and
Public Procurement and Disposal of Assets Authority (PPDA) says it did not approve the controversial K128 billion fertiliser deal with a Romanian firm due to lack of a supporting legal framework. In a written response to a questionnaire yesterday, PPDA public relations manager Kate Kujaliwa said the authority was initially engaged on the transaction. She
The Ministry of Agriculture has said it penned the K128 billion Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP) deal after a thorough assessment of the Romanian firm East Bridge Estate’s capacity to supply fertiliser. Speaking after a flurry of accusations that the firm is not into fertiliser supply but medical equipment, Minister of Agriculture Sam Kawale said the
Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) is embroiled in a procurement mess which led to cancellation of four contracts worth K102 million, Nation on Sunday has learnt. The contracts were for provision of services and stationery. The commission attributes the cancellation to flaws in the tendering process, according to letters filed to the contracted suppliers. “The
At least six companies risk being deregistered for failing to deliver after pocketing a 30 percent part-payment to supply materials for the Malawi Rural Electrification Programme (Marep) K40 billion Phase IX project. Ministry of Energy Principal Secretary Alfonso Chikuni disclosed in an interview this week that since the companies signed the Bid Securing Declaration, the