“Firstly, neither he nor myself are employed by the Gauteng provincial government or the provincial department of health. Secondly, I would not be involved in the adjudication of any bids.
“I did, however, express my serious reservations to him about doing business with the Gauteng department of health,” she said. Diko said there were people related to her, who conducted business with the state before her appointment as a spokesperson and member of the Gauteng Provincial Executive Committee of the ANC.There is no legal prohibition on individuals with family members employed in government from pursuing business with the state, according to Diko.
“Legally, however, they are obligated not to do business with departments where relatives work; they are duty bound by the laws of the republic to follow prescribed procurement processes and where appropriate, we as public servants are required to declare at the beginning of each financial year. “More importantly, as leaders and senior civil servants we have a moral obligation to act in a manner that avoids real or perceived conflict of interest,” she said. “Should there be found to be any impropriety on the part of any members of my immediate family who may do business with the state, the law should and must take its course. I will duly co-operate with any investigation into this matter should it arise,” she said.
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