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Zanu-PF to take part in Govt procurement processes, says Chinamasa
22 Sep 2020 at 06:25hrs | Views
ZANU-PF is finalising on preparing a document that will among other issues see the governing party being involved in the lucrative government procurement business.
The party's acting national spokesperson, Patrick Chinamasa confirmed this to journalists Monday.
"We are going to unpack this 19-page document and we are going to liaise with the Chief Secretary (in the Office of the President and Cabinet) which ministry should do what in which sector," he said.
"If we are talking about mines, we will set out what empowerment tools must be implemented in the mining sector. A very key issue we want to know the procurement bill of government, government as you know is the biggest procurer when you consider and compare its services to the cooperate sector," he added.
"Now we want to know who is supplying what to government and come up with policies that empower locals so that they must be able to be empowered by their own government through supplying procurement contracts.
"Where possible, we want to know who is supplying to government and build on that to empower our people in an honest and transparent manner."
"If we develop a process to empower our people through government, it has to be on the basis that is transparent, it's competitive in terms of price and it's competitive in terms of quality."
Chinamasa also has admitted that its controversial black empowerment policy under the Indigenisation and Empowerment Act was not well structured to lure investors hence it had to be thrown away.
In 2008, the now late President Robert Mugabe signed the Indigenisation and Empowerment Bill into law, in spite of resistance by the opposition. The law gave Zimbabweans the right to take over and control foreign-owned companies with a 51% majority.
However, the Act was later abandoned.
"About the 49-51% was abandoned precisely, for this reason, it was not well thought out to say an investor can bring US$100 million and individual overnight claims 51% from him," he said.
"But as the document will explain we are going to empower communities, not individuals. We cannot just get an individual who woke and say I already have 51% in an investment which is coming to the country without paying a cent.
"If you are paying something, no problem, but without paying no. So that is what I think we need for ourselves to clearly understood.
"But the thrust and the process is going to be gradually progressively step by step as His Excellency (President Emmerson Mnangagwa) keeps telling us inch by inch, going methodically to empower our people.
"And this like I said we are talking about communities; we are also talking about employees in the corporate world."
The party's acting national spokesperson, Patrick Chinamasa confirmed this to journalists Monday.
"We are going to unpack this 19-page document and we are going to liaise with the Chief Secretary (in the Office of the President and Cabinet) which ministry should do what in which sector," he said.
"If we are talking about mines, we will set out what empowerment tools must be implemented in the mining sector. A very key issue we want to know the procurement bill of government, government as you know is the biggest procurer when you consider and compare its services to the cooperate sector," he added.
"Now we want to know who is supplying what to government and come up with policies that empower locals so that they must be able to be empowered by their own government through supplying procurement contracts.
"Where possible, we want to know who is supplying to government and build on that to empower our people in an honest and transparent manner."
"If we develop a process to empower our people through government, it has to be on the basis that is transparent, it's competitive in terms of price and it's competitive in terms of quality."
Chinamasa also has admitted that its controversial black empowerment policy under the Indigenisation and Empowerment Act was not well structured to lure investors hence it had to be thrown away.
In 2008, the now late President Robert Mugabe signed the Indigenisation and Empowerment Bill into law, in spite of resistance by the opposition. The law gave Zimbabweans the right to take over and control foreign-owned companies with a 51% majority.
However, the Act was later abandoned.
"About the 49-51% was abandoned precisely, for this reason, it was not well thought out to say an investor can bring US$100 million and individual overnight claims 51% from him," he said.
"But as the document will explain we are going to empower communities, not individuals. We cannot just get an individual who woke and say I already have 51% in an investment which is coming to the country without paying a cent.
"If you are paying something, no problem, but without paying no. So that is what I think we need for ourselves to clearly understood.
"But the thrust and the process is going to be gradually progressively step by step as His Excellency (President Emmerson Mnangagwa) keeps telling us inch by inch, going methodically to empower our people.
"And this like I said we are talking about communities; we are also talking about employees in the corporate world."
Source - newzimbabwe
