Parly tells Mohwasa to urgently appoint Auditor General :: Mmegi Online

After the Auditor General failed to submit its official report to Parliament for two financial years, legislators have called for an urgent need to give the office of the Auditor General autonomy and ensure that there is security of tenure to avoid the office being compromised.

Different legislators debating the Committee of Supply of the Auditor General speech by Minister for State President Moeti Mohwasa this week, raised concerns about the Auditor General working on a contract while the law provides for his/her security of tenure.

Mohwasa told Parliament that the Auditor General was unable to submit his/her report to the National Assembly for two financial years 2022-23 and 2023-24 due to delays in submission of financial reports by some institutions. Additionally, he stated that the position of the Auditor General has been vacant since March 2023 and the duties of the Auditor General have been discharged under acting capacity since then. Mohwasa mentioned that the current arrangement not only affects the performance of the office but also compromises human rights of the person holding the acting position for a prolonged time.

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