Assessment of the public procurement legal framework and practices in Rwanda by the civil

society

Presentation by RALGA, RCSP & Transparency RwandaSpeaker: Théogène KARAKE, Secretary General, RALGA

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Introduction- The major motive of public procurement is to satisfy public

interest

- Public procurement is a good indicator of good governance

- Public procurement is a prerequisite to achieving millennium goals

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Impact of misprocurement- Acquisition of unnecessary purchases

- Poor specifications and terms of reference lead to acquisition of sub-standard goods and services

- Too much financial burden on the Government

- It can lead to negative impact on the environment

- Does not encourage competition

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Rwandan context- There has been positive change in procurement since the establishment

of the Rwanda Public Procurement Agency (RPPA/Law n° 63/2007) in replacement of the National Tender Board (NTB)

- Unlike NTB whose role was to award and monitor proceedings of public procurement, the RPPA mainly focuses on regulatory measures, monitoring and building capacity in public procuring entities.

- Though NTB contributed a lot in improving the procurement system in Rwanda, it was very crucial to reform the institution to make it more

decentralized.

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Rwanda Public Procurement Legal FrameworkLegal and regulatory frameworks of the Public Procurement System are in place in Rwanda and all procurement-related laws are published on the RPPA website: - Establishment regulations on public procurement and standard bidding documents; - Establishing the professional code of ethics governing public agents involved in public procurement; - Law on public procurement; Law establishing and determining the organization functioning and responsibilities of Rwanda

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Practices that could create loopholes- Frequency of urgent tenders

- Inadequate Access to Information

- Preferences to Selected Bidders

- Participation of Official-Owned Companies

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Recommendations- Encourage use of E-Procurement so as to reduce the cost of

recording and logging information at each stage of the process and also facilitates information accessibility.

- This will lead to increased transparency and thus less room for collusion

- We believe that e-Procurement can bring significant benefits in terms of reducing corruption, increasing integrity and transparency

of public procurement if implemented correctly.

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!!!

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