e Central Procurement Board of Namibia (CPBN) to award a N$1.3 billion pharmaceutical supply tender

Hertta-Maria Amutenja The Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) have criticized the recent decision by the Central Procurement Board of Namibia (CPBN) to award a N$1.3 billion pharmaceutical supply tender to Cospharm Investment Pty Ltd, a company predominantly owned by a five-year-old child. In a pointed statement, NEFF Deputy Commander-in-Chief, Kalimbo Iipumbu, stressed that this decision is not only ethically questionable but also raises serious concerns regarding the prioritization of foreign interests over the welfare of Namibian citizens. “It is unconscionable for a billion-dollar tender to be entrusted to an individual who is barely old enough to attend school. The approval…