GOVERNMENT says it will keep a watchful eye on procurement systems to ensure transparency, accountability and efficiency in operations so as to realise the expected value for money from the goods and services supplied to it. According to a statement issued by Secretary to Treasury Felix Nkulukusa, in February 2025, the Ministry of Finance and National Planning released K14.5 billion to facilitate public service delivery. “In February 2025, the Ministry of Finance and National Planning released K14.5 billion to facilitate public service delivery. Of this amount, K3.5 billion went to transfers, subsidies and social benefits, K1.1 billion to capital expenditure, and K2.1 billion was released to sustain the implementation of various government programmes and general operations. Further, the ministry released...