Fishy Deals
Monday, August 31, 2015
It stated that, the sustainable land management project undertaken by the UNDP has funded the feasibility study to establish a fish processing plant.
Work that out! It then reported that the government has facilitated a fish export deal with Zambia and followed up by referring to the lake management plan which envisages chalets, camp sites and water skiing. There then emerged other actors, the Lake Ngami Community Development Trusts (plural?) and the Lake Ngami Fishing Cluster and, not least, Lebonaamang Mokalake, the High Commissioner in Lusaka who was here recently to meet the fishing fraternity.
Whilst celebrating milestones in inclusivity, with notably P5 billion awarded to vulnerable groups, the report sounds a 'siren' on a dangerous and growing trend: the ballooning use of micro-procurement. That this method, designed for small-scale, efficient purchases, now accounts for a staggering 25% (P8 billion) of total procurement value is not a sign of agility, but a 'red flag'. The PPRA’s warning is unequivocal and must be...