Why The Bid Failed :: Mmegi Online

When something as humongous as a P60m project fails to come off, there are usually official reasons and the real reasons. Official reasons are usually meant to justify the expenditures which are at the level of building a school in Taupye.

I used to work for a publishing company and P60m would be the annual budget for books in the whole country. P60m is the type of budget that gets the citizenry smelling conspiracies and all sorts of shenanigans.

So P60m is a huge deal both in terms of the magnitude and issues surrounding it. Official reasons are by their nature spin to thwart attacks from itchy-fingered columnists who will question everything including the colour of the pants of those that put together the bid book. CAF never gives any reason as far as I know and I must admit I don't know much around regarding these issues.

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Why The Bid Failed

When something as humongous as a P60m project fails to come off, there are usually official reasons and the real reasons. Official reasons are usually meant to justify the expenditures which are at the level of building a school in Taupye.

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