Procurement stakeholders review sector performance today

By Billy Rwothungeyo

The Public Procurement & Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA) today holds the 10th Public Procurement Performance Review Workshop at the Golf Course Hotel in Kampala.

Finance Minister Maria Kiwanuka is expected to open the one day workshop under the theme Strengthening Procurement Capacity for Effective Service Delivery.

Participants at the one-day event will review the progress of the procurement reforms, share experiences and agree on timelines for action plan that they will agree on.

The workshop is a follow up to the Public Procurement Symposium held in 2013.

“A number of issues on strengthening procurement capacity for effective service delivery are to be discussed. Participants will look at and evaluate the different opportunities presented by the Amended PPDA Act to improve the service delivery in the public procurement,” said Vincent Mugaba, PPDA’s Senior Public Relations Officer.

He explained that the specific objectives of the 10th Procurement Review Workshop are to review the performance of the Public Procurement System, share the proposed interventions under the Public Procurement Policy, and discuss the experiences of stakeholders in the implementation of the PPDA Amended Act and the ways to overcome these challenges among others.

At the end of the deliberations, the best performing Procuring and Disposing Entities (PDEs) of last financial year will be recognized.  

This ceremony is expected to be presided over by Prime Minister Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda.

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