 Procurement experts in collaboration with World Bank Country office staff, on Wednesday discussed issues related to procurement reforms in Tanzania during its monthly "Coffee Morning" events which highlight Bank’s engagement with clients, civil society organizations and the media on discussions on specific development issues.
World Bank Country Office Sr. Procurement Specialist Mr. Pascal Tegwa gave presentations titled; "Public Procurement Reforms in Tanzania." This was followed by another presentation by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) Dr. Ramadhani Mlinga.
About 30 participants from the Government, Private Sector, Youth Groups representatives and the media, attended the event which was chaired by Ms. Cecile Ramsay, Operations advisor (AFTQK). Participants rated the event as "highly informative and impressive." During discussion time, some participants wanted o know whether the World Bank has plans to cease working relations with corruption-prone zones both at country level or elsewhere. They also wanted to know the kind of capacity building offered by PPRA to Local Government Authority and the possibility of establishing procurement subjects as part of the curricular at learning institutions.
 "Corruption exists in every country in the world, the only difference is the magnitude of the problem. The World Bank has procedures to deal with corruption," said Mr. John Murray McIntire, World Bank Country Director for Tanzania and Uganda, when responding to corruption question from a participant.
On corruption issues in Tanzania, Dr. Mlinga said that Tanzania's Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau (PCCB) has been dealing with lots of cases related to corruption in procurement as most of government money goes into procurement. He said: "There is need to establish a system whereby PPRA will get feedback from PCCB, particularly on concluded cases."
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