Sole-Sourcing for Big Push: The Gulf Between Promise and Delivery
About this episode
The episode investigates the gap between President John Mahama's promise to eliminate sole-sourcing in public contracts and the actual practices in government procurement.
Right at the start of his second term in office, President John Mahama pledged to eliminate sole-sourcing, suggesting a push for new legislation to end the practice of awarding public contracts without competitive bidding. It was a bold promise, framed as part of a broader effort to improve transparency and accountability in government procurement. But an investigation by The Fourth Estate suggests a gap between policy and practice. Looking closely at contracts under the government’s flagship...
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