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He made these remarks on Friday at Hotel Africana as he opened the 6th Annual Procurement Summit 2022.
The Institute of Procurement Professionals of Uganda (IPPU) organized the summit under the theme, “Procurement As a Tool for Sustainable Social Economic Development.”
Ggoobi said a much bigger percentages of procured works and services in huge govt projects go to foreign companies. However, they should award the 30% reservation transparently to local entities so that they build their own capacity.
“The ball is in your hands as procurement entities to ensure that the 30% reservation for local companies is realized. I would like the procurement entities to take the lead in supporting the small and medium enterprises. This can help in our social-economic transformation as a country,” he said.
He also stressed the need to sensitize the private sector to take on the automated system currently used by the government. He said it helps to curb corruption by reducing human contact.
The permanent secretary evealed that during this financial year, they will roll out system to 50 more agencies of government. They have so far piloted it in 26 procuring entities.
He warned accounting officers of government ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) against acts of securing higher budgets than what government allocates for projects.
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