âWhat the Ministry of Health is doing is genocide,â lawmaker Mwansa Mbulakulima told theÂ
BBC.
âWhen you put water in those gloves and condoms, theyâre leaking. How many people have died from September as a result of this negligence.”
The MP said he was concerned about the spread of sexually transmitted diseases and coronavirus.
Mbulakulima and his colleagues in a parliamentary committee heard on Wednesday how Honey Bee, a local company, secured a $17 million contract to supply the condoms and gloves which were found to be faulty.
“The gloves are supposed to be used by frontline workers in the fight against COVID and they have been distributed countrywide despite them being faulty,” said Mbulakulima.