Traversing the rocky P2.7bn error :: Mmegi Online

KANYE: The Director of Technical Services in the Ministry of Water and Human Settlement, Kaboyamodimo Raitoko, recently told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that initially, the project was awarded at the cost of P724 million, but the project’s total cost has since ballooned to P3.4 billion due to miscalculation.

It was revealed that the consultant had rated the rock density at just eight percent, whilst in reality, it was closer to 80%. “This omission is unjustifiable. Anyone on site can see that the area is rocky, even without excavation; rocks are visible on the surface. In my view, this error should have been detected early on,” Raitoko told the PAC.

After the revelation, the Mmegi team travelled to the Southern district village, which has since turned into a construction site because of the trenching, blasting, pipe installation, and backfilling happening right in the centre of the Bangwaketse tribe capital.

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