
20/09/2025
Implementors Team
MINISTRY OF TOURISM IN ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT SYSTEM FOR TRANSPARENCY AND EFFICIENCY
By: Clara Kawangu
The Ministry of Tourism, through the Department of National Parks and Wildlife, Commences a training orientation workshop for Senior Wardens, Area Wardens, Wildlife Police Officers and Procurement Officers on the use of the Electronic Government Procurement (E-GP) system. The workshop is aimed at strengthening capacity and ensuring compliance in the management of public resources.
Permanent Secretary Evans Luhanga opened the session and emphasized the need to learn and adapt the use of (E-GP) and the importance in promoting good governance as well as improving financial management.
Mr. Muhanga highlighted the need to educate more about (E-GP)system for it's a major boost in the ministry in modernising public procurement, addressing adequate gaps associated with manual systems and aligning them with Government’s digital transformation to value money in procurement.
The (E-GP) system brings out transparency in transactions by reducing irregularities related to human discretion and reduce corruption. It improves faster processes in making transactions than paperwork and easier access to information. It promotes inclusivity by allowing suppliers, including SMEs, to participate in tenders brought on board nationwide without physical submissions.
The Permanent Secretary stressed the need to implement the system successfully for the (E-GP) system that depends on collective commitment by all stakeholders, urging procurement professionals and users to embrace the change in a cultural manner were integrity, accountability and professionalism are practiced in public service delivery.
Mr Luhanga expressed gratitude to the Procurement Unit for organizing the workshop and to the Zambia Public Procurement Authority (ZPPA) for its technical support and participation in the training, and reaffirms the Ministry’s commitment to ensure that the procurement process contributes directly to Zambia’s national development goals by strengthening accountability, enhancing public trust, and delivering quality services to the people of Zambia in perfecting procurement transactions.
Lusaka Province Implementors Team