Ministry of Tourism and Arts Permanent Secretary Dr. Howard Sikwela says his office and procurement office will not sign a contract before it is cleared by the Accountant General and Attorney General.
The Permanent Secretary says there will not be any shortcuts in procurement processes as he will not hesitate to punish any defaulting officers as he as a controlling officer will also not be spared by his superiors if he is found wanting.
Dr. Sikwela has also called on directors and heads of statutory bodies at his ministry to follow procedure when executing institutional mandates in the year 2019.
Speaking at Government Complex this morning when he officially opened a workshop on various Legal and Policy updates for his Ministry, the PS says punitive measures will be applied not only to controlling officers but also body members who will not follow rules.
Dr. Sikwela said the meeting held this morning was to avoid such action taken against his Ministry hence the need that all members be committed to what would be discussed.
The PS said this is the making of the policies that have to be followed, as there is no emergency in using monies from incorrect budget lines.
He said authority must always be sort before any issues are treated as an emergency.
He cautioned the directors to be on the look-out for avoidable audit queries like those coming out of unretired impress.

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