August 9, 2012 addressed to the Controller and Accountant-General, the Minister of Finance authorized the release of funds for the construction of the Fence Wall. He stated that from his understanding, JOY NEWS, as part of its investigations, had requested for information from AESL regarding the award to Kanazoe Freres of the contract to construct the Wall, to which AESL obliged. The Respondent attached copy of the AESL’s response to JOY NEWS, dated the 8th June 2016 with reference AESL/HQ02/36V.11/228, explaining AESL’s involvement in the Wall contract. The Respondent stated that from the available records, AESL was the independent entity contracted by the Ministry to provide, among others, pre and post contract consultancy services in terms of architecture, structure and land surveying in relation to the construction of the Wall. That from the documentation, it can be seen that the scope of works included, not only the construction of a 673.0 meter-long reinforced fence wall in sandwiched design, but also two septic tanks, security gate houses, complete with visitors waiting area. With regards to the procurement processes that ensued prior to the award of the contract for the Wall, the Respondent stated “since at the time, he was not involved in, or aware of, all the matters described above, he cannot say anything about the procurement processes that went into the award of the contract beyond the documents that have come to his attention”. The Respondent further stated that the documentation available to him show that designated State Officials independently took and executed decisions in the normal course of their work, and in accordance with the
August 9, 2012 addressed to the Controller and Accountant-General, the Minister of Finance authorized the release of funds for the construction of the Fence Wall. He stated that from his understanding, JOY NEWS, as part of its investigations, had requested for information from AESL regarding the award to Kanazoe Freres of the contract to construct the Wall, to which AESL obliged. The Respondent attached copy of the AESL’s response to JOY NEWS, dated the 8th June 2016 with reference AESL/HQ02/36V.11/228, explaining AESL’s involvement in the Wall contract. The Respondent stated that from the available records, AESL was the independent entity contracted by the Ministry to provide, among others, pre and post contract consultancy services in terms of architecture, structure and land surveying in relation to the construction of the Wall. That from the documentation, it can be seen that the scope of works included, not only the construction of a 673.0 meter-long reinforced fence wall in sandwiched design, but also two septic tanks, security gate houses, complete with visitors waiting area. With regards to the procurement processes that ensued prior to the award of the contract for the Wall, the Respondent stated “since at the time, he was not involved in, or aware of, all the matters described above, he cannot say anything about the procurement processes that went into the award of the contract beyond the documents that have come to his attention”. The Respondent further stated that the documentation available to him show that designated State Officials independently took and executed decisions in the normal course of their work, and in accordance with the