By Zoila Palma: Earlier this year, information was leaked about vendors in the Smart Stream accounts within the Government’s procurement system.
While, the leaks revealed a pattern within the Ministry of Defence, there could also be concern of other vendors that supply the Government with different items across the Ministries.
On Open Your Eyes morning show today, Prime Minister John Briceno explained that in the Smart stream system, now, the Ministries have access to their own Ministries Smart stream accounts.
“When you start to release any and everything just to undermine, I don’t think that’s fair game, more importantly in every organization, we need better mechanisms in place.
The point is we also have a responsibility to manage the monies as best as possible but that doesn’t allow to leak and undermine Government. People from health have access to health and Agriculture have access to agriculture,” the PM explained.
The PM said that now, the Government is putting in place an internal auditor to audit the ministries and more checks and balances within the system to ensure that government is ran open and transparent.
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By Zoila Palma: Earlier this year, information was leaked about vendors in the Smart Stream accounts within the Government’s procurement system. While, the leaks revealed a pattern within the Ministry of Defence, there could also be concern of other vendors that supply the Government with different items across the Ministries. On Open Your Eyes morning
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