The need to prioritise sectors is premised on two important considerations.

Firstly, the Commission is expected to make efficient use of its resources in exercising its mandate. While it is recognised that most institutions face resource constraints, the challenge is particularly acute in the Commission’s case due to its extremely broad remit.  Since it is responsible for investigating all complaints of anti-competitive practices across the entire economy it receives vast numbers of complaints of different anti-competitive behaviour in relation to all markets/sectors. Some markets and sectors are far more significant to consumers and the economy than others. The allocation of resources thus needs to be suited to where the Commission is able to make the most impact.

Secondly, the Commission needs to increase its effectiveness. If the Commission is to make a meaningful impact through promoting competition in the face of inherited uncompetitive structures and associated anti-competitive practices, a shift in resources toward dealing with anti-competitive conduct in areas where it is likely to achieve the greatest impact, is required. This means that the Commission has to exercise greater discretion in terms of the sectors it chooses to target pro-actively.

In this section:

• Food, Agro-processing and Forestry
• Infrastructure and Construction
• Intermediate Industrial Products
• Financial Services