Motsumi leads new era in public procurement
Thursday, February 29, 2024 | 700 Views |
Mmegi: In 2022 the government of Botswana amended the Public Procurement Act, a move which necessitated the evolution of the former Public Procurement Asset Disposal Board (PPADB) to the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA). What was the logic behind this change and what are the differences between the two entities’ operations?
Motsumi: Indeed amendments to the Procurement Act necessitated the birth of the PPRA as it is today. When the Authority operated as the PPADB, the board and the executive were not separated. The Authorities’ executives also served on the board and as a result there was no independent board from the executive.
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