Oversight and Investigative Agencies asked to work as a team on audit findings

Parliament has also, over the years raised concerns about the lack of an effective mechanism for follow up on implementation of audit recommendations, leading to recurrence of audit queries in subsequent audit reports.

The Auditor-General, said in an effort to address this gap and in line with the Office’s Mission of Audit services that impact on effective and sustainable service delivery, the Office has developed an internal framework for tracking, follow-up and reporting on implementation of audit recommendations.

The Auditor-General said the Office has proposed sanctions for public entities that do not implement audit recommendations.

“We have submitted our recommendations to Parliament to review the Public Finance Management Act, 2012, to make implementation of audit recommendations mandatory to all public entities and introduce and enforce sanctions to those who fail to comply,” she said.

The event at the Norfolk Hotel, Nairobi, was also attended by the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Noordin Haji, CBS, Secretary, State Corporations Advisory Committee, Wanjiku Kogi, Acting Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Dr. Hamisi Masa, Chief Executive Officer, Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (PSAB) FCPA Fredrick Riaga, Deputy Controller of  Budget (COB) Stephen Masha, Acting Director Forensic Investigations – Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) George Ojowi. Others included representatives from The National Assembly and The Senate, Commissions and Independent Offices, and The National Treasury.