Prime Minister Pierre Damien Habumuremyi has advised government chief accounting officers to do away with common mistakes that appear in their reports if they want to achieve Rwanda’s target of having clean audit reports.
The premier was reacting to the recent 2010 Auditor General’s report that highlighted significant flaws in public funds accountability.
In a meeting which took place at the former Prime Holdings Hall in Kimihurura was attended by government ministers, Mayor of Kigali City, provincial governors and district mayors.
“We cannot allow our increasingly good image in matters of public accountability and good governance to be soiled by behavior we can avoid.
Since I’m sure none of you is happy with the blame we bear by virtue of the failures the report brought up, let us all find lasting solutions and commit to implementing them”, the Prime Minister said.
Participants agreed on measures to 20 common errors highlighted by the 2010 Auditor General’s report and among them recommend government institutions to strengthen their internal audit units.
“Accounting officers should receive regular and effective training, under the supervision of the Ministry of Finance, district finance administration units should be given capacity level and manpower size in finance administration commensurate with increased money volumes they handle. Ministries of Local Government, Finance and Public Service to follow up,” stated the recommendations.
From now all government agencies should within three months hire external auditors as a measure to supplement the Auditor General’s Office.
Government agencies must produce audit reports authored by external auditors before end of September 2011.
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