DCEC probes Basic Education ministry over contractor

PAC learnt from permanent secretary at the ministry Grace Muzila that the contractor (name known to this publication) has abandoned a site in which they were to build teachers’ houses at one of the junior secondary schools under the ministry.

It was revealed that the company abandoned the project at 20 percent and had been paid for 40 percent of the project. It also emerged that the said contractor was given a waiver not to pay mobilisations fees, something, which was against the contract.