National Assembly: Guy Marius Sagna questions the Executive on the cases of the ARP, Foreign Affairs and SICAP

On Friday, July 10, 2026, MP Guy Marius Sagna submitted three new written questions to the Senegalese government. Public procurement at the Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (ARP), administrative hurdles at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and delays in connecting SICAP housing units at Lac Rose: the MP is demanding immediate clarification.

1- Suspicions of violation of the Public Procurement Code at the ARP

The first issue raised by the MP concerns the regularity of public procurement procedures. Guy Marius Sagna is questioning the Executive branch about a possible direct agreement initiated by the Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (ARP) with the American organization United States Pharmacopeia (USP), aimed at acquiring reference substances.

At the heart of the questioning is the existence of a specific decision of the Dispute Settlement Committee (CRD) of ARCOP, namely decision no. 070/2026/ARCOP/CRD/DEF of June 3, 2026.

According to several observers, this decision explicitly rejected the request for authorization of a direct agreement made by the ARP.

However, industry players claim that the General Directorate of the ARP nevertheless proceeded with these purchases during May 2026. Faced with what some citizens describe as "manifest disobedience" to a control body, the MP formally requests the government to confirm the reality of these facts, which would undermine the principles of transparency and equal treatment in public procurement.

2- The "ordeal" of citizens born abroad

The second written question concerns the conditions for receiving and issuing administrative documents, as detailed in Annex 2 of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The parliamentarian echoed this concern, explaining that for Senegalese citizens born abroad, obtaining even a simple birth certificate is a real ordeal.

Users report major daily malfunctions. They are first forced to arrive as early as 5 or 6 a.m. to register on informal waiting lists, which are sometimes not respected.

The testimonies denounce recurring delays on the part of the agents in charge of the deposits, who often only arrive at 10:30 a.m. for a closing of the counters barely thirty minutes later, after having processed only about ten people.

To make matters worse, the lack of infrastructure forces citizens to wait for long hours standing under a blazing sun, without seats or suitable shelters to sit on.

In his official document, the MP poses a direct question to the supervising minister: how can the administration start at 10:30 a.m. and finish at 11:00 a.m., and is it not possible to better serve citizens by starting the service at 8:00 a.m.

3- SICAP Lac Rose: Homebuyers deprived of water and electricity for over a year

The third part of this parliamentary offensive defends the buyers of SICAP villas on the Lac Rose site. Delivered in March 2025, these homes still lack access to running water and electricity, effectively preventing families from moving in.

The dispute is long-standing, as some owners subscribed to this real estate program more than ten years ago, while SICAP's initial promises stipulated turnkey delivery within two years. The buyers lament the failure to honor these commitments, noting that the utility connections are still not complete.