The statement from Honda disputing claims by government that Kafelix’s K130,000 bid for motorbikes was the cheapest is testimony that lies have short legs. It also exposes a bigger problem than what we can see on the surface in this motorbike deal with Kafelix Investments Limited. When details of this deal came to light, people were in shock looking at the exorbitant price that the government was willing to pay for the motorbikes and when questions were asked, we were told in an official pronouncement by the ministry that the price in question was not just the best evaluated figure but that it was also less than what Kafelix’s competitors, Honda Zambia, had bid. But that was not true as...