ED sued over public procurement rules violation

HEAL Zimbabwe Trust has dragged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to court for allegedly violating principles of public procurement accountability after he gazetted a law making the procurement of construction and medical materials, among others assets, a secret.

Heal Zimbabwe Trust represented by its director Rashid Mahiya and Tonderayi Chiwanza, a councillor at Chitungwiza Municipality, cited Mnangagwa and the  Attorney-General as respondents.

In their constitutional application before High Court judge Justice Tawanda Chitapi, Heal Zimbabwe and Chiwanza, seek the setting aside of the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Act.

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