The Procurement Act of 2003 contains deficiencies and needs to be overhauled to tackle the issue of corruption while making the process more transparent and accountable.
This is the view of Opposition Member of Parliament, Ganesh Mahipaul, in a statement yesterday concerning the aforementioned Procurement Act which he stated was long overdue for critical amendments, as it is currently plagued with favouritism and corruption.
He noted that while there has been talk of overhauling the Act, nothing concrete has been done, and as such, “The time for promises is over.”