This archive report was first published on 6 July 2020.
President Uhuru Kenyatta's nominee to the position of Auditor General, Nancy Gathungu, has been interviewed by the National Assembly Finance and National Planning Committee, bringing hope that the 10-month wait for a new holder of the office may soon end.
Conclusive auditing of ministries, State corporations, and government agencies has been affected by the absence of a substantive holder of the position since the term of the former holder, Edward Ouko, ended in August 2019.
Ms Gathungu told the committee that there was a need to amend the Public Audit Act to ensure continuity in the office whenever the position falls vacant, citing the continued absence of a substantive office holder as a major hindrance to the submission of audited reports for many government agencies and corporations.
According to Ms Gathungu, a follow-up mechanism for the implementation of audit recommendations from the Audit Office and Parliament is key to ensuring the effectiveness of the audit process.
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