Tag: Auditor General
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Hamilton Outdoor Shelter Audit: Officials Slam Urgency Over Due Diligence
Overview: An Audit That Shines a Light on Process The Hamilton Office of the Auditor General released a scathing review of the city’s outdoor shelter project, highlighting how urgency to deliver quickly may have overridden essential governance practices. The audit notes a troubling pattern where expedited decision-making collided with due diligence, potentially exposing taxpayers to…
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Audit Slams Hamilton’s Outdoor Shelter Project: Taxpayers Bear the Fallout
Audit Finds Urgency Superseded Governance in Hamilton’s Outdoor Shelter Project An independent audit conducted by Hamilton’s Office of the Auditor General has raised critical concerns about the city’s approach to its outdoor shelter project. The report concludes that under pressure to finalize the shelters quickly, officials prioritized speed over the foundational principles of due diligence…
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Organised corruption: a new threat to South Africa’s municipalities?
Introduction: a troubling parallel South Africa’s municipalities, the layer of government closest to citizens, are meant to deliver essential services efficiently and transparently. Yet recent findings from the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) paint a troubling picture: municipalities are grappling with dire financial and governance challenges that resemble the activities typically associated with organised crime.…
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Wetang’ula urges World Bank support to strengthen Auditor General’s office
Kenya’s Speaker Urges World Bank Backing for Auditors Kenya’s National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula is pressing the World Bank to extend both technical and financial support to the Office of the Auditor General (OAG). The aim is to boost the capacity of Kenya’s supreme audit institution to scrutinize public bodies with greater rigor, transparency, and…
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Kenya’s Wetang’ula Calls for World Bank Support to Strengthen the Auditor General’s Office
Kenya Looks to the World Bank for Audit Reform National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula has called on the World Bank to step in with both technical guidance and financial backing to strengthen the Office of the Auditor General (OAG). The move aims to bolster Kenya’s ability to conduct thorough and independent audits of public institutions,…
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Wetang’ula calls World Bank to bolster Auditor General’s Office for stronger public audits
Kenya’s Speaker appeals for international backing National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula has called on the World Bank to extend both technical and financial assistance to the Office of the Auditor General (OAG). The aim is to expand the capacity of the OAG to conduct thorough, impartial audits of public institutions, ultimately strengthening accountability and transparency…