In 2017, lawmakers passed an insertion to the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Act, which stated that the 60% of Government’s procurement needs must be from black indigenous Malawians. Recently, the Public Procurement and Disposal of Assets Authority (PPDA) has announced that it is auditing government ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) over compliance to the 60:40 provision in the PPDA Act.

The development happens 7 months after PPDA appointed authorities to drive the board in action, as since the procurement Act was passed in 2017, government has not been abiding by the laws. The Directors of the body appointed several board members, posts including the Chief Secretary, Secretary to the Treasury and the Solicitor General.

On the other hand, during the opening of the Malawi Institute of Procurement and Supply (Mips) Annual Lakeshore Conference, the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) Governor Dalitso Kabambe has called for efficient and effective procurement practices to curb misuse of public funds. Kabambe urged procurement professionals to be diligent in safeguarding the prevailing macro-economic stability and endeavour to work hard towards attaining strong prospects of economic growth and sustainable levels of public debt.