AG’s office wants auditing firms to train staff
Ndama Nakashole
The office of the auditor-general (AG) plans to use the services of auditing firms to train its staff.
Newly appointed presidential affairs minister Martin Andjaba said this when he motivated the N$106.4 million 2018/2019 budget allocation to the AG’s office.
He said the plan to transform the AG’s office into a learning institution for government human resources officers last year could not start because of financial constraints. The plan was to train these HR officers so that they can contribute to accountability, transparency and good governance.
In this new financial year, the office intends to sign an agreement with auditing firms to train staff in the AG’s office.
“Past and recent audits and observations show that there is a serious need for capacity building within the government offices, ministries and agencies and regional councils, municipalities , towns and villages,” he said.
Andjaba said the AG’s office would continue to offer regular advisory and education services to help improve public financial management in the government and its institutions.
Focus
Andjaba said with this year’s budget, the office would undertake three programmes.
The three - oversight of public resources, independence and legal framework, and organisation and management - will require N$67.5 million, N$3.8 million and N$35 million, respectively.
The oversight of public resources programme will focus on value-for-money audits, environmental audits and compliance audits.
The independence and legal framework programme is aimed at effective management of information technology to strengthen communication and human resources management, among other things.
The N$35 million for the organisation and management programme will fund the coordination of support services as well as communication and stakeholder management activities.
Target
Andjaba said the AG intended to finalise 128 audit reports in 2018/2019. These included 37 government audit reports, 80 regional and local authority and statutory body audit reports, as well as 11 specialised audit reports.
The 11 specialised audit reports planned during 2018/2019 are three performance audit reports, two follow-up performance audit reports, two environmental audit reports, two information systems reports, one transversal audit report and one other special audit report.
In 2013, auditor-general Junias Kandjeke told the Namibia Press Agency (Nampa) that his office was planning to establish a forensic audit unit due to demands from the government and members of the public concerning the increase of fraud cases in the country.
Kandjeke was quoted as saying that the AG’s office had been using the support of private auditing firms to help with investigations, especially less-complicated cases.
The forensic unit has since been implemented.
The office of the auditor-general (AG) plans to use the services of auditing firms to train its staff.
Newly appointed presidential affairs minister Martin Andjaba said this when he motivated the N$106.4 million 2018/2019 budget allocation to the AG’s office.
He said the plan to transform the AG’s office into a learning institution for government human resources officers last year could not start because of financial constraints. The plan was to train these HR officers so that they can contribute to accountability, transparency and good governance.
In this new financial year, the office intends to sign an agreement with auditing firms to train staff in the AG’s office.
“Past and recent audits and observations show that there is a serious need for capacity building within the government offices, ministries and agencies and regional councils, municipalities , towns and villages,” he said.
Andjaba said the AG’s office would continue to offer regular advisory and education services to help improve public financial management in the government and its institutions.
Focus
Andjaba said with this year’s budget, the office would undertake three programmes.
The three - oversight of public resources, independence and legal framework, and organisation and management - will require N$67.5 million, N$3.8 million and N$35 million, respectively.
The oversight of public resources programme will focus on value-for-money audits, environmental audits and compliance audits.
The independence and legal framework programme is aimed at effective management of information technology to strengthen communication and human resources management, among other things.
The N$35 million for the organisation and management programme will fund the coordination of support services as well as communication and stakeholder management activities.
Target
Andjaba said the AG intended to finalise 128 audit reports in 2018/2019. These included 37 government audit reports, 80 regional and local authority and statutory body audit reports, as well as 11 specialised audit reports.
The 11 specialised audit reports planned during 2018/2019 are three performance audit reports, two follow-up performance audit reports, two environmental audit reports, two information systems reports, one transversal audit report and one other special audit report.
In 2013, auditor-general Junias Kandjeke told the Namibia Press Agency (Nampa) that his office was planning to establish a forensic audit unit due to demands from the government and members of the public concerning the increase of fraud cases in the country.
Kandjeke was quoted as saying that the AG’s office had been using the support of private auditing firms to help with investigations, especially less-complicated cases.
The forensic unit has since been implemented.
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