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Home Affairs Ministry responds to the new e-passport tender corruption allegations

Source: Lusaka Times, 02/09/2018

The Ministry of Home Affairs has disassociated itself from the
speculation and allegations circulating on social media relating to
corruption surrounding a tender for technical and financial proposals
for the e-passport production through a Public Private Partnership
(PPP) procurement, and that this tender has already been awarded.
In a statement released to the media by Chifuta Nephas, the Public
Relations Officer Ministry of Home Affairs, the allegations that the
tender has already been awarded to a Belgian company as false,
malicious and unfounded, and therefore, to be treated as mere
speculations.
Below is the full statement
TENDER FOR MIGRATION FROM MACHINE READABLE TO E-PASSPORT
The Ministry of Home Affairs wishes to inform the general public that
in order to improve security and conform to the international Civil
Aviation Organisation (ICAO) standard, Government is migrating from
machine readable to electronic passports.
In line with this decision, a tender for technical and financial
proposals for the e-passport production through a Public Private
Partnership (PPP) has been floated. This tender seeks to solicit
participation from all reputable companies with financial and
technical capacity to facilitate migration from machine readable to e-
passport.
The tender was floated in accordance with the Zambia Procurement
regulations which guide and regulate all public procurement.
The Ministry wishes to disassociate itself from the soeculation and
allegations circulating on social media relating to corruption
surrounding this procurement and that this tender has already been
awarded to a Belgian company as false, malicious and unfounded, and
therefore, to be treated as mere speculations.
Arising from that, the Ministry urges all interested companies to
respond to the solicitation before the due date for possible
consideration.

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