ACCORDING to Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary in charge of technical services Professor Lackson Kasonka, the TFM contract was discreetly signed in former PS Dr George Magwende’s office, where only four people were present. Dr Kasonka who appeared before the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee hearing alongside Chief Procurement Officer Juliet Chomba, said a TFM representative “sneaked” into the Ministry and discreetly signed the contract with Dr Magwende. Professor Lackson KASONKA: “We have cancelled this contract because it is a potentially fraudulent contract. It was signed very discreetly. TFM sneaked into Ministry of Health and got this contract signed. It was sneaked because when you sign a contract to the effect of close to US$100 million, it’s a big ceremony witnessed...

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