THE FIRST DEPUTY SPEAKER OF THE SENATE URGES THE GOVERNMENT TO REVIEW PROCUREMENT LAW

On Wednesday, March 20, 2024, during a visit to the provinces of Bubanza and Cibitoke, the 1^st Deputy Speaker of the Senate, Honourable Denise Ndadaye, visited several projects, such as the Gakerenke site composed of 94 houses for the Batwa in Gahwazi II, groups of single mothers in the commune of Bubanza who will benefit from sewing machines, 32 houses being built for the Batwa community on the site Binyange, as well as the “Bon Samaritan” school which hosts disabled children in Buganda.

The objective of this visit was to evaluate the implementation of the activities planned by the Ministry of Solidarity for the 2023-2024 budget year.

At the end of this visit, the First Deputy Speaker of the Senate noted that some projects were not completed due to the non-fulfillment of commitments by the entrepreneurs who won the contracts.

Honourable Ndadaye therefore urged the government to revise the procurement law. She also urged single mothers grouped in associations to exercise caution in order to avoid falling into the same mistakes, encouraging them to legally register their children with the civil registry.

Finally, she did not fail to ask the Minister in charge of Solidarity to facilitate this process.