Govt urged to speed up ESP procurement

Goitsemang Morekisi, coordinator of the Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) says delays in making payments breeds corruption tendencies among bidders who inflate costs as a mark-up for delays.

“Government procurement takes long, putting contractors under pressure that at times they end up wanting to pay to get help,” she told delegates at a  special annual general meeting of the Botswana Exporters and Manufacturers Association (BEMA) in Gaborone this week. She also called for the establishment of enablers for the ESP that will assist in speeding up the implementation process.