By Chantalé Fletcher
THE Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) is investigating the matter of $7.7 million worth of chemicals no longer being used.
Leader of Government Business Clarence Rambharat made the statement in the Senate on Tuesday.
He was answering a question on behalf of the Minister of Public Utilities Marvin Gonzales posed by Opposition Senator Wade Mark on whether any disciplinary action will be taken against the persons involved in the $7.7 million worth of chemicals no longer utilised by WASA.
Rambharat said, “A process has to be followed so the matter was brought to the attention of the Audit Committee of WASA and thereafter to the board, given the contents of the report the board of WASA ordered that a thorough investigation be carried out.”
“Wasa was at the investigation stage of the matter.”
Asked whether the managers would be suspended, he said, “The matter is at the investigation stage, the investigations Commission by the board of WASA which was commenced in July and I assume at the appropriate stage WASA board will take what action it needs to take, if it needs to do that.”
However, a question posed by Mark on whether the board as well as management of WASA had given approval for this expenditure was disallowed by President of the Senate Christine Kangaloo.
