Youth, Women and Persons Living with Disabilities (PWDs) have been urged to attend sensitisation and capacity forum organised by the Public Procurement Oversight Authority (PPOA).
Speaking during a plenary on the progress on decentralisation of services debate at Tom Mboya Labour College this morning, PPOA Director General Maurice Juma said that the specialised group tend to demand for transport reimbursement.
"One of the challenges we have experienced is that whenever we call specialised groups, there is a demand for transport. They also place on us that we must provide transport for them and yet we are in their region," said Juma.
He added: "We can come all the way from Nairobi and come to your region and we are expecting the targeted group will attend. Let’s be fair enough let try and share the cost because the organisation cannot afford to provide transport to all who are supposed to attend."
Juma said that the sensitisation and capacity building for procurement is important and very useful since it will enlightened the group on requirement in participating procurement opportunities.
"We all know as a requirement for participation you must register with the National Treasury," said Juma.
He said that registration function has been decentralised to the county Treasury.
"In addition to the online facility available to those who are ICT efficient also register the online facility that is available," he said.