Governance Expert and Human Rights Advocate, Wesley Miyanda, has expressed concern with revelations from the Zambia Medicines and Medical Supplies Agency (ZAMMSA) on the delayed distribution of ambulance’s across the country.
Last week, ZAMMSA acknowledged the delay in the delivery of ambulances across the country, where only 11 have been distributed Out of the 156 intended to be delivered by the end of the year under the under Constituency Development Funds-(CDF), worth $13 million.
But Mr. Miyanda said that the deal is a total disgrace calling on investigative wings to investigate on how the selection of the supplier and bidding was done.
“Zambians wonder as to why the three named institutions opted to use Direct or Limited process instead of Public Tender Process to pick ACE Pharmaceuticals and Aqueous as suppliers,” said Mr. Miyanda in a statement issued to RCV News in Lusaka.
Mr. Miyanda said that failure to deliver all the 156 Ambulances by these third party middlemen even after the procurement process was completed one year down the line is a clear indication that there was no due diligence or serious assessment on their financial status before contracts were given out by the selecting team.
He has therefore appealed to all investigative wings to take keen interest in this matter by getting to the root of the issue and bringing all those found wanting to book regardless of their status in society.
Angel Kasabo
