Government continues to defend its decision to award the road construction contract for the Amaila hydro project to Fip Motilall in the face of heavy criticism yesterday from Opposition members of a panel during a televised debate on the National Communications Network, the first in a seven-part series addressing the issue of corruption.
In addition to knocking Government over awarding Motilall the contract and saying that he had been favoured by the Government with contract extensions, the Opposition criticised the Government’s handling of the issues in the initial stages, for shrouding them in cover-up and noted that it was a visit by a team from Sithe Global, the project developer,
