Office of the Auditor-General (Kenya)

The Office of the Auditor-General of Kenya is an Independent Office established under Article 229 of the Constitution of Kenya to audit Government Bodies and report on their management of allocated funds.[1] The current Auditor-General is Nancy Gathungu.

Roles

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The Auditor-General's roles under the Kenyan constitution are:[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:

Reports

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The Auditor-General is mandated to do the following through the audit reports:[3]

  • 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.

Auditors-General

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References

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  1. ^ "229. Auditor-General - Kenya Law Reform Commission (KLRC)".
  2. ^ "Role of the Office of the Auditor General in Kenya". AfroCave. 2018-06-08. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
  3. ^ "Mandate". Archived from the original on 2012-12-06. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
  4. ^ "New Auditor General Nancy Gathungu Says Her Net-worth Is Ksh30 Million". KahawaTungu. 2020-07-16. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
  5. ^ Kenya, dhahabu (2020-06-23). "Profile of the incoming Auditor General Nancy Gathungu". Dhahabu. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
  6. ^ "17 shortlisted for Auditor General - The Standard".
  7. ^ "Absence of auditor general holds state owned firms end years results".
  8. ^ https://www.publicservice.go.ke/images/advertised/2019/october/AUDITOR_GENERAL_SHROTLISTED_GAA.pdf [dead link]
  9. ^ "Mr. Ouko's Profile". Archived from the original on 2012-12-08. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
  10. ^ "Auditor General Ouko has faced many battles in his daily work". 27 August 2019.
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