Rwanda: 'Substandard' Ceramic Machinery Cost Taxpayers Rwf407 Million

17 September 2020

The Government has incurred Rwf407 million loss on equipment that fell short of requirements of a modern ceramic factory in Nyanza District because of poor planning by the National Industrial Research and Development Agency (NIRDA).

This issue caused discontent among members of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) during a virtual public hearing on Thursday, September 17, 2020 in which officials from NIDRA were responding to mismanagement cases exposed in the Auditor General (AG)'s 2018/2019 report.

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