ZAMMSA on Monday failed to justify to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) why it awarded Ace Pharmaceuticals and Aqueous Investments the contract to procure 156 ambulances worth K336,173,760 through a limited bidding method. And the Committee heard that the suppliers have requested a contract extension and that the ambulances will only be delivered by the end of February 2025. The latest Auditor General’s report revealed that the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, through ZAMMSA, had procured 156 ambulances for each constituency using the Constituency Development Fund, with delivery initially expected by December 2024. But on Friday, the Committee heard that only 11 out of 156 ambulances had been delivered. During a PAC hearing, Monday, Chadiza PF member of...