| Can New BDF Ration System Curb Procurement Abuses? |
| Thu, November 12, 2026 |
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| But will this new $17 allowance solve the issue with the abuses of the procurement process for BDF food,which came to light in explosive exposés this year? Two Ministers of Defence, Marin and Mira, remain benched because of it.
We asked the CEO if this new system eliminates that:
Jaleeza Roberts
"How will this prevent a repeat of the tender abuse and the different conflicts that we saw earlier this year?"
Francis Usher, CEO, Ministry of National Security
"The perceived abuse?"
Jaleeza Roberts
"Yes. The perceived abuse. Right."
Francis Usher, CEO, Ministry of National Security
"So I believe that we—so there will only be one contract for MREs for an entire year, right? Which will feed all of our deployed personnel. The smaller portions of fresh rations at a local purchase level—by local purchase, I mean, it's to feed small quantities of people for a shorter span of time. Those quantities are a lot easier to manage. I think that the proper management and communication of the system is actually what led to a lot of what blew up in the public."
Jaleeza Roberts
"All right. That's fair."
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