Windhoek
It seems that an apparent company, known only as E&L Consultancy, is attempting to cash in on the recent announcement by the Ministry of Public Enterprises (MPE) that it will make use of consultants to carry out required research.
While reports have been published linking Namibia Post (NamPost) to the disputed company, NamPost’s Chief Executive Officer, Festus Hangula, yesterday rubbished any link to E&L, saying the company has no association with NamPost.
“NamPost has no association with E&L Consultancy, which reportedly teamed up with NamPost to bid for the consultancy tender (tender # F1/32-1/2015) for the Ministry of Public Enterprises – as published in the Tender Bulletin, New Era and The Namibian recently,” said Hangula in a statement released yesterday. He added that NamPost did not on its own or in association with any company or individual submit a tender for the Corporate Advisory Reform Consultancy for the MPE.
A quick check with Telecom Namibia confirmed that no listing exists in the country for any E&L Consultancy, while a search on the internet only showed an E&L Consultancy in Australia.
The lucrative government consultancies for the MPE will work with the ministry to formulate a strategic plan, which will ultimately translate into the permanent structure of the ministry, of which a formal part of this structure will be the Corporate Advisory Reform Unit.
The Minister of Public Enterprises, Leon Jooste, recently confined that his ministry will work directly with appointed consultants on a day-to-day basis, adding that the ministry has in fact already identified a dedicated civil servant who will coordinate the work of consultants.
Jooste, however, categorically dismissed any insinuations that he and his Deputy Minister Engel Nawatiseb were not in control of the MPE and that they want to delegate the running of the ministry to consultants.