The Auditor General Obadiah Biraro has revealed that local government ministry MINALOC; mismanaged government funds Rwf 6 billion that was intended for constructing houses for genocide survivors during the year 2006-2007 and 2008.
The fundamental objective was not achieved due to misuse of money and building equipments of Rwf237,880,911 of project funds transferred by FARG to projects during the period 2006 to 2007.
The funds were spent without sufficient support documentation and were not properly accounted for, said Obadiah.
The money was used for other purposes as no official papers were available to justify the expenses, the equipment are not seen any where while others kept in MINALOC and Districts stores, cells and in homes of beneficiaries and some were damaged due to poor storage, he narrated.
Obadiah told the general assembly that a total of Rwf 26,711,281 was disbursed to projects that altered their activities without appropriate approval and changed the activities.
1,895 houses equivalent to 55% were for needy genocide survivors while1,152 (33%) for needy and other vulnerable people, 237 houses(7%) for historically marginalized people and 174 (5%) houses constructed for Rwandans repatriated from Tanzania.
The Audit covered Kicukiro (144houses), Gakenke (290houses), Nyamagabe (973houses), Nyamasheke (919houses) and Gatsibo (1,135houses)
The Auditor General pointed Rwf 64,363,347 transferred by FARG to Kicukiro District FARG bank was utilized for non FARG activities.
As evidence, the projected pictures highlighted the leaking houses as indicators of poor construction materials lack of required skills in construction and poor workmanship that resulted into collapse of some houses.
The findings noted in the five Districts visited during this audit are consistent with findings noted by the Senate investigation in the 12 districts and with the results of the FARG internal physical verification exercise.
The general assembly agreed to call upon the Prime Minister for further details, they also agreed to follow up people involved in such acts.
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