The Impact Of The Enactment Of The Ppda Act On Performance Of Government Institutions A Case Study Of Mulago Hospital Complex

Abstract

This chapter included background to the study, Statement of the Problem, Study questions, Objectives of the Study, Significance of the Study. 1. 1 Background In Uganda until 2003 procurement of goods works and services by public, enterprises was traditionally guided by various Treasury or Finance regulations rather than being enshrined in statutes. The effectiveness of such an arrangement hinged on the strength of Parliament oversight which Unfortunately was very often wanting. So before the PPDA Act came into force procurement of goods and services by government departments were acquired through line ministries or internal departments. But this goods and services were usually substandard and were not value for money and it is against this background that the government of Uganda decided to enact the PDA Act. And by doing this the government wanted to adopt a holistic approach to fight corruption and reduce public expenditure by obtaining value for money. This PPDA Act provided new guidelines on public procurement procedures which added enforceability and transparency to fundamental procurement rules and established a regulatory body the public procurement and disposal of Public assets authority; to oversee and regulate public pr-0curement functions so that each and every public enterprise (PE) complies with the requirements of the provision of the new law on procurement.