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. (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.  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.  Item Quantities Umbilical Cord Clamps  628 000  Aseptic Sterilisation Bags  13 000  Female Condoms  455 000  Linen Saver  1 000  PVC Medical Flat Amber Prepack  134 400  Children’s Crutches  2 940  Suction Catheters, Various Sizes  2 251 000  Ointment 25ml  900  53 