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procure the said equipment and services. In the event, the supplies bought under this arrangement were not recorded in the accounting records of Government, while the air conditioners were installed in a private guest house in Gaborone. 

(b) In his report on the accounts for the financial year 2010/2011, my predecessor had reported on excessive purchases of shrouding material which had been bought in 2008 and was far beyond the present and future requirements of the Department of Clinical Services. In the discussions of the Public Accounts Committee, the Accounting Officer had informed the Committee that part of the material was donated to Congo- Brazzaville, and that as efforts to sell some of it had not been successful, he would continue to make further efforts to sell to local mortuaries as well as liaise with the Red Cross and SADC countries with a view to assisting them with donations of the material. 

A recent audit of the accounts of Central Medical Stores had revealed that, some 10 years later, the material was still in stock in innumerable quantities. At present, I am not aware of the results of any new efforts to dispose of this material. From audit inquiries, it was evident that there were no supplies accounting records maintained for the material, in breach of Supplies Regulations. 

(c) In September 2017, the Department of Clinical Services had carried out an internal inspection at the Central Medical Stores and had found, among other things, large quantities of various items of supplies that had been bought as far back as 2012 which had been kept in storeroom, and not issued to facilities to be used. The inspection team’s finding was that the Central Medical Stores was buying stores which were not required or of low quality which ended up expiring before they could be used. The quantities of items which had been bought that far back illustrate the concern of the inspection team. 

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