{"id":888,"date":"2021-06-19T12:34:48","date_gmt":"2021-06-19T12:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/?p=888"},"modified":"2021-06-19T12:31:25","modified_gmt":"2021-06-19T12:31:25","slug":"mips-gets-tough-on-membership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/mips-gets-tough-on-membership","title":{"rendered":"Mips gets tough on membership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\">Malawi<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The Malawi Institute of Purchasing and Supply (Mips) has warned that practitioners who are not registered with the institute will face sanctions. Speaking in an interview on Wednesday in Lilongwe at the beginning of a three-day corporate governance training, Mips Board Chairperson David Ng\u2019onamo said institutions must also ensure that they employ registered procurement officers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have put in place mechanisms to ensure that the requirement is adhered to by both procurement officers and the organisations that employ them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are mandated by law to ensure that our members conduct themselves professionally; that is why the officers must be registered if we are to effectively play that oversight role,\u201d Ng\u2019onamo said.<\/p>\n<p>He said non-compliant practitioners would be served with a demand letter giving them 14 days to comply but, if ignored, Mips would commence legal action against the practitioners.<\/p>\n<p>One of Mips\u2019 senior managers Rhitta Kasalika said a lot has been done to increase awareness of the role of the institute among practitioners and the public.<\/p>\n<p>About 75 percent of the national budget is spent on procurement of goods, services and works. 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