The Government, it seems, âdoth protest too muchâ when it comes to procurement legislation.
At the same time the Government is touting its benefits, opposition to it from many different spheres of influence, including the parliamentary Opposition, is very resounding, to say the least.
Trinbagonians selected a group of people to manage the affairs of the country because of the belief that they could be good managers. Why, then, does the Government believe it should not be accountable to the people? Or, if it does account, there seems to be a mixture of falsehood and truth?
It is unbelievably remarkable that it has taken almost six years for the current Government to realise that âThe Public Procurement Actâ of January 2015 was âbadly craftedâ, necessitating âThe Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Property Amendment Bill, 2020â, which seems worse than âwatered-down brandyâ in its current incarnation, being bereft of legal, financial, accounting, auditing and medical services, if the Opposition entities can be believed.