Acting Transport PS apologises for not following procurement process

MINISTRY of Transport and Logistics acting Permanent Secretary Stephen Mbewe has apologised for not following the right procedure in a procurement process in which a supplier was paid a full amount of K46,000 but failed to deliver any equipment. And Mbewe has admitted that officers in the Ministry of Transport and Logistics still need to be trained in terms of contract management in order to avoid wasteful expenditure. Speaking when he appeared before the Public Accounts Committee, Monday, Mbewe said he would ensure that the Ministry followed through the different processes required in the management of contracts. “I share the committee’s concerns. The issue of the failure to manage the contract within the Ministry has been observed. For two years...