End of road for cartels in government offices after the treasury has unveiled a new unit in a bid to eliminate fraudsters in government procurement.
The move was announced during the release of the Budget Policy Statement for the year 2019 to 2020.
The Public Investment Management unit, set to be rolled out in July, will oversee the selection, budgeting and management of development projects and public-private partnerships.
“The PIM unit shall independently review large projects before they are included in the budget.
“This will ensure that priority projects are selected and implemented on time and within budget,” read part of the budget statement.
To do this, the unit will be required to subject all projects to the Quality Assurance Processstipulated in their guidelines.