Monrovia, June 25 -- Senator Amara Konneh, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Accounts, has raised serious concerns over the government's failure to enforce the provision of Section 4.4 of the Small Business Empowerment Act of 2014, which mandates that at least 25% of all public procurement for goods and services in the national budget be allocated to Liberian-owned Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).

By Obediah Johnson

In a formal communication to the Senate, discussed during its regular session on Tuesday, June 24, Senator Konneh lamented that more than a decade since the law was enacted, there is little to no evidence of its enforcement.

He said the intent of the legislation is to increase local participation in t...