New law decentralises procurement activities

THE Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets number 5 of 2017 has decentralised the procurement of activities to ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs), empowering these bodies to do their own procurement.

Speaking to representatives from the MDAs at the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public assets workshop yesterday in Harare, deputy chief secretary in the Office of the President and Cabinet Ray Ndhlukula said going forward, procurement decision making will be the responsibility of the procuring entities.

“The new Act has provision for the decentralisation of procurement activities to ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) as provided for in the principles.

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