Mr. Manfred Kgari is an accomplished Procurement and Supply Chain Management Consultant with extensive experience across Botswana's public and parastatal sectors. Demonstrated expertise in driving procurement reforms, developing comprehensive policy frameworks, and building capacity at both operational and executive levels. A trusted advisor to State-Owned Enterprises and government ministries, specializing in harmonizing local procurement regulations with donor requirements and providing full-scope procurement agency services.

Core Competencies & Expertise

• Procurement Policy & Strategy Development: Proven track record in drafting, reviewing, and implementing bespoke Procurement and Disposal Policies and Procedures for diverse public entities.

• Public Procurement Reforms: Deep understanding of Botswana's procurement landscape, with hands-on experience implementing the LAPAD Act and training officials on the new Public Procurement Act 2021.

• Capacity Building & Training: Skilled in developing targeted training modules and delivering impactful training to a wide range of stakeholders, from procurement committees and boards to over 700 local authority officials.

• Procurement Agency Services: Extensive experience managing the end-to-end procurement cycle, including contracting for supplies, services, and works, and providing secretariat services to Tender Committees.

• Regulatory Compliance & Harmonization: Expertise in navigating complex regulatory environments, including harmonizing donor (e.g., PEPFAR) procurement policies with recipient government procedures.

• Strategic Sourcing & Supply Chain Management: Proficient in developing supply chain strategies, conducting training needs analyses, and enhancing contract and supplier management capabilities.

Ms Kewagamang is the Lead Attorney, Public Procurement Expert and Proprietor of Kewagamang Legal , a Firm that offers public procurement services as one its areas of practice. She has been practising law as an Attorney in private practice since her admission to practice law in 2005. Her Public Procurement experience includes the following:

Inaugural Vice President of the Public Procurement Tribunal from 2022- 2025. During this time, she;

•  exercised adjudicatory authority under the Public Procurement Act and Regulations;

• Presided over procurement and administrative disputes involving public bodies and private entities, conducted hearings, evaluated evidence, and delivered reasoned written decisions.

• Determined complex questions of law and fact, including statutory interpretation, administrative justice, procedural fairness, and remedies.

• Played a central role in shaping adjudicatory standards, procedures, and decision-writing frameworks for the Tribunal.

• Provided judicial leadership in upholding independence, impartiality, and integrity of the Tribunal as a quasi-judicial body.

• Contributed to the institutional establishment, governance, and operationalisation of the Tribunal as part its inaugural oversight structure.

Litigation

In this role, Ms Kewagamang has rendered public procurement advisory, represented clients to either enforce or challenge public procurements awards, secured interim interdicts and suspension of procurement , garnering experience on the sides of both bidders and procuring entities. Although Attorneys do not currently have the right of appearance before the Public Procurement Tribunal, she can facilitate preparation for appearance before the Tribunal.

She is conversant with the Public Procurement Act and Regulations, Economic Inclusion Act, as well as the Public Procurement (Tribunal) Regulations, Procurement Manual, Policies, Price Guides and PPRA Circulars, as well as Reservations and Preferential Schemes ;

The Bidding Process

Review of bidding packages and quality assurance of the evaluation process as well as compliance audits.

Contract Management

This involves the drafting and review of procurement contracts and frameworks, as well as contract management and administration, including contracts in the Built Environment. She holds a FIDIC contracts Management and Administration Certificate. She has completed an Advanced Certificate on Project Management with Cranefield College in South Africa.

Public Private Partnerships

Ms Kewagamang has a Certificate in Public Private Partnerships from Cranefield College. She is conversant with the Public Private Partnerships policy, framework and principles, and will easily appreciate the Public Private Partnership law under consideration.