Office of the Auditor General is an independent office established to audit government bodies and report on their management of allocated funds. The current Auditor General is Pulane Letebele.[1]
Roles
editThe role of the Auditor General is to:[2]
- Within six months after the end of each financial year, the Auditor-General shall audit and report, in respect of that financial year, on:
- Accounts of the national and local governments
- Accounts of all funds and authorities of the national and county governments;
- Accounts of all courts
- Accounts of every commission and independent office established by the Constitution
- the accounts of the National Assembly
- The public debt
- Accounts of any other entity that legislation requires the Auditor General to audit.
- The Auditor General may audit and report on the accounts of any entity that is funded from public funds.
Reports
editThe Auditor-General is mandated to do the following through the audit reports:
- An audit report shall confirm whether or not public money has been applied lawfully and in an effective way.
- Audit reports shall be submitted to Parliament or the relevant county assembly
- Within three months after receiving an audit report, Parliament or the county assembly shall debate and consider the report and take appropriate action.
References
edit- ^ Botswana (March 2017). National development plan 11 : April 2017-March 2023. Botswana. Ministry of Finance and Development Planning. [Gaborone]. ISBN 978-99968-465-2-6. OCLC 1045069850.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Annual Statements of Accounts (ASA) For the Financial Year Ended 31st March 2020" (PDF). Ministry of Finance and Economic Development. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
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