Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairperson Howard Kunda
THE Parliamentary Accounts Committee (PAC) has directed the Ministry of Health to avail Honeybee Pharmacy in today’s sitting so that the institution can better address questions related to the US$17 million contract which they won from the ministry.
PAC chairperson Howard Kunda also directed that the Zambia Bureau of Standards (ZABS) be brought before the committee.
Speaking when she appeared before PAC to answer to some audit queries, Ministry of Health permanent secretary in charge of administration Kakulubelwa Mulalelo attempted to justify why Honeybee was awarded a $17 million contract.
“…in our response, we did state that the evaluation committee found the submission by the supplier as being acceptable and we have been consistent in our response in that even in our submission to this committee, we have stated that the reason why the evaluation committee could not disqualify the bidder is that the
THE STANDARD
Political clouds are gathering in Nyanza region as politicians who were swept aside by political tides in the 2013 and 2017 elections begin to build campaign war chests with an eye on the 2022 elections.
They include former Raila Odinga’s allies who have been struggling to find a footing after they lost in elections.
With less than two years to the next General Election, the politicians have started throwing their hats into the ring in what is set to shape the region’s political landscape.
Some are using the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) drive as well as humanitarian needs of families affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and other natural calamities to be visible again politically.
THE STANDARD
Political clouds are gathering in Nyanza region as politicians who were swept aside by political tides in the 2013 and 2017 elections begin to build campaign war chests with an eye on the 2022 elections.
They include former Raila Odinga’s allies who have been struggling to find a footing after they lost in elections.
With less than two years to the next General Election, the politicians have started throwing their hats into the ring in what is set to shape the region’s political landscape.
Some are using the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) drive as well as humanitarian needs of families affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and other natural calamities to be visible again politically.