Orapa House renovation costs shoot up
Friday, February 03, 2017
According to available data from the Ministry of Presidential Affairs, Governance and Public Administration (MoPAGPA), infrastructure project needs to be increased from P34 million to P120.1 million to cater for Orapa House refurbishment, Mmegi has learnt. The Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Kenneth Matambo is expected to deliver his budget speech next week Monday.
The refurbishment was supposed to commence and be completed during NDP 10 but the project did not proceed as per schedule hence being carried over to NDP 11.
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