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*We Are Doing Some Procurement Through Third Parties Because Of Sanctions - As Parliament Grills PRAZ Over COVID-19 Supplies Procurement Scandal* *Follow Pindula on WhatsApp for daily new updates* https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va84dngJP21B2nWeyM3v?rs Parliament has reportedly grilled Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe(PRAZ) over the infamous COVID gate scandal which saw some companies not on the procurement register supplying the government with medical sundries at highly inflated prices, Newsday reports. PRAZ said they were making some procurements through third parties because of sanctions and MPs questioned how they needed to buy supplies through third parties from China and India which did not impose any sanctions on Zimbabwe. ---------- Pindula is best experienced with the Android App. *Download APK here:* https://zero.pindula.co.zw/media/apps/apks/pindula23.apk _On Econet, Pindula does NOT use your data_ ---------- Appearing before the Finance and Budget Committee PRAZ CEO Nyasha Chizu said: > As PRAZ we are not directly involved in procurement, but we issued guidelines on circular number one which said we needed to coordinate procurement so that items such as sanitisers are bought from provinces instead of at central level > In respect of COVID-19 procurement, the Ministry of Health was conducting procurement themselves and it was done at central level when we had directed that it must be at provincial level. When asked why they did not make a follow-up and monitor the procurement process to avoid incidences like the COVIDgate scandal Chizu said their role was supervisory: > Our role is supervisory and the responsibilities of procurement have been placed on accounting officers. We identified that there were some gaps in the law with respect to emergency procurements like COVID-19. The law was silent and we have proposed amendments to the Act which are now before the Attorney-General. More: Newsday itel A50 now available on Pindula at $84 64GB storage, 2GB RAM. _ideal for light usage_ _If you found this article useful_ *Please support Pindula by forwarding to friends and groups*
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