As we said, the retail price of those Altama boots is a subject of concern. Those boots were made for walking through the jungle-but they may end up forcing a minister to walk right out of a Cabinet post.
The PM said it makes him upset:
Reporter
"What do you think of the information which shows that the BDF bought at least 1,500 boots at a high markup when they could have gotten a better price locally from the authorized dealer?"
John Briceno, Prime Minister
"Well it's obviously something that raises questions and makes you, it gets you upset you know. Again, I have not seen the entire thing, it's just what you all are revealing so it's certainly something that I would not support."
Reporter
"We know that you were in the letter by one of the vendors of these boots said he could have supplied them cheaper. You were made aware of it at the time in 2021 and 2022. Did you inquire or take any action?"
John Briceno, Prime Minister
"I really don't remember the letter, that's 2021 I mean, I get thousands of that. I'm not trying to deflect but whenever it's something like that would happen I would pass it on to the Ministry for them to deal with. They are the ones that look after that so but I genuinely don't remember. I haven't seen that."
