Sun, 03 Sep 2017 12:21:00 +0000 BY CHITE MTONGA PARLIAMENT should ensure that the bill to amend the Public Procurement Act genuinely protects public resources as many cases to do with misappropriation of Government funds are related to procurement procedures, Centre for Trade Policy and Development Executive Director Isaac Mwaipopo has said. In an interview with the Daily Nation, Mr. Mwaipopo said that Parliament should make sure that the bill to amend the Public Procurement Act will genuinely increase transparency and accountability. He said that Government had realized that the Public Procurement Act No.12 of 2008 was inadequate in public procurement issues and it was now up to Parliament to study the bill carefully. Mr. Mwaipopo said that the Public Procurement Act was very important in promoting effective accountability of the inadequate Public resources that are available. “ As CTPD, we would like to urge our members of Parliament to look at this bill carefully […]
