MONROVIA, April 26 -- The Vice President of the Republic of Liberia, H.E. Jeremiah Kpan-Koung, has expressed his dissatisfaction with the unrealistic pricing in the procurement process of five new water and sewer trucks for the Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation (LWSC) by the previous CDC-led government.

During the dedication ceremony of the LWSC's five water trucks on Thursday, VP Koung criticized the pricing proposed by the former government for the procurement of the trucks, deeming it unrealistic.

"If these trucks were Mercedes trucks from Europe and someone told me they cost US$160,000, then I could agree. However, for a Chinese truck which costs around US dollars 60,000, someone is saying they spent US$218,750. I'm not doubting t...