MIHD must ensure gov�t property is registered

The fact that there is no register of Government buildings is a shocking and embarrassing statement that should not come from a ministry mandated with providing office accommodation for the Government, as well as residential accommodation for civil servants at the request of such ministries.

It is therefore important for the relevant ministries to keep their own registers, which should then be passed to the MIHD officials to be in a good position to be answerable to oversight institutions such as the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee. This will also enable the ministry to conduct its independent assessment and monitoring of some structures in the event that there is laziness in beneficiary ministries.