State Material Reserves Administration (SSHR) chairman Kajetan Kičura does not have the confidence of the Government, and Prime Minister Igor Matovič has suggested that he be fired. The PM said that he would ask Economy Minister Richard Sulík on Monday afternoon to submit a proposal to dismiss Kičura from office. Matovič has criticized Kičura for several reasons; among them, allegedly overpriced test kits for coronavirus, a discrepancy in the number of ordered kits, and the fact that Kičura concluded two contracts for €35,000,000 with a company which at the time had had a turnover of only €74,000.
"We consider his actions to be uneconomical, out of line with the public interest, directly endangering the public interest, and directly endangering the health of the population," said Matovič.
In reaction, Kičura insisted that the purchases of medical items to tackle coronavirus were carried out in accordance with the law. Reacting to the criticism from PM Matovič and calls for his dismissal, Kičura admitted that a mistake had been made when purchasing the rapid test kits, but claimed that this can be fixed. He sees no other failure in his actions.
