The Ministry’s Procurement unit was established in December 2018 and charged with the responsibility of overseeing the procurement functions of various internal decentralised procurement units and centralising significant procurement activities. A major role of the unit is to prepare the Ministry for the full proclamation of the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Property Act and to lead the Ministry thereafter in procurement-related matters with a sustainable procurement team and established procurement policies, systems, and procedures. The unit undertakes high risk /high value and low risk / high-value goods and services for projects under the Recurrent Estimates and Public Sector Investment Programmes.