Gov't gets its P1.5B tender back
Friday, April 03, 2020
Following the latest development, the Court of Appeal (CoA) on Tuesday ruled that the State was right in its power to rescind the tender from Jiangsu as per the warning of the Directorate of Intelligence Service (DIS) that the Chinese company was a security threat.
Earlier this year, the government lost the tender to Jiangsu through a court order after the duo had engaged in messy back-to-back court battles with Zhengtai, which was awarded the tender, ordered to stop the works.
While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....