“DON’T USE GOVT PROCUREMENT TO STEAL”

By Ruth Chiyanda

President HAKAINDE HICHILEMA has directed Vice President MUTALE NALUMANGO and Secretary to the Cabinet SIMON MITI to come up with specific measures that will allow government track savings that will be made as a result of avoiding wastage of public resource
in the procurement of goods and services.

President HICHILEMA says people should not be allowed to use the procurement system to steal government resources.

The Head of State says he wants government to buy quality goods at the right price which should be delivered on time.

President HICHILEMA wonders why the previous administration was buying fertilizer which was expensive when there was an option of buying at a lower price.

He says the reports on the specifics should be ready as he comes back from New York.

The President said this when he swore in cabinet Ministers, provincial ministers and senior Government Officers.

Among those appointed are the ministers of Green economy and Environment COLLINS NZOVU, Small and Medium Enterprises ELIAS MUBANGA, Central Province Minister CREDO NANJUWA and North Western Provincial Minister ROBERT LIHEFU.

The President has also sworn in his principal Private Secretary BRADFORD MACHILA, permanent Secretary State House Dr. OLIVER KALABO, and Permanent Secretary Green Economy JOHN MSIMUKO.

He has further sworn in Special Assistant to the president for economics and development affairs JITO KAYUMBA and Special Assistant to the President for project implementation and monitoring LAWRENCE MWANANYANDA and Covid Advisor Dr. ROMA CHILENGI.

And President HICHILEMA said his Government will Covid 19 is brought under control.

He explained that the appointment of a Covid 19 advisor is a circumstantial appointment aimed at dealing with the challenges that have arisen in the country due to the effects of the pandemic.

The head of state noted that his visit to the United States will focus on how best countries will bring the covid-19 under control.

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