GCC finance committee causes cllrs upset
Monday, February 19, 2024 | 90 Views |
They are raising concerns about the fairness of the distribution and questioning whether proper procedures were followed in the decision-making process. A source has revealed that councillors are seeking information on when the tender for the solar lights was issued and the specific details of how the process was conducted.
"They also want to know if the full council will be briefed on the details of the decision. We want fairness in the distribution of solar light installation. The wards for most members who sit on that committee are benefiting. P11 million could not be used to benefit certain wards at the expense of others.
Our weekly edition carries painful articles of people being murdered. Whilst some are classified as Gender Based Violence (GBV), there are still a large percentage of murder cases, which often happen at drinking spots, after people are heavily intoxicated. We have in the past carried articles where an individual was murdered because they refused to give someone a cigarette, and sadly this is where we are at now!In this very edition, there is an...