Sibisibi refutes corruption allegations
Friday, June 23, 2017
This follows accusations by fellow councillors and some members of the public that Sibisibi’s business was favoured to get a tender from the council. Sources claim that Sibisibi’s filling station, trading as Engen Molepolole Filling Station was given a tender to supply fuel to the council and sub councils.
It is said that this happened after the initial company, which was awarded a tender by the council to supply fuel failed to honour the agreement. Sources say that it is then that the council made a decision to terminate that contract and engage Sibisibi’s fuel station as a rescue party on a contract of two-and-half years to end in 2019. It is said that the council chairperson’s filling station was handpicked without tendering and procurement processes being followed.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...