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