THE LATEST EDITION OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL’S REPORT HAS REVEALED THAT AMONG THE MAJOR IRREGULARITIES RECORDED IN 2009 ARE THE MISAPPLICATION OF FUNDS AMOUNTING TO OVER 95 BILLION KWACHA WHILE OVER 89 BILLION WAS IN UNVOUNCHED EXPENDITURE.
THE 2009 AUDITOR GENERAL’S REPORT FURTHER SHOWS THAT OVER 32 BILLION KWACHA WAS UNACCOUNTED FOR WHILE ANOTHER 25 BILLION KWACHA PLUS WAS IN UNRETIRED IMPRESTS.
THE REPORT HAS FURTHERMORE HIGHLIGHTED THE ISSUE OF POOR CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AND THE POOR STATE OF PROPERTIES IN MISSIONS ABROAD.
THE REPORT ALSO RAISED THE ISSUES WITH THE ABSENCE OF EXPENDITURE RETURNS, FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE SET GUIDELINES AND MISAPPLICATION OF FUNDS ON POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAMMES, COMMUNITY SELF-HELP, FOOD SECURITY PACK, STREET CHILDREN , SCHOOL HEALTH AND NUTRITION, BURSARIES TO ORPHANS AMONG OTHERS.
ADDITIONALLY, AN ANALYSIS OF THE APPROPRIATION ACCOUNT ON BOTH REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR END 31ST DECEMBER, 2009, HIGHLIGHTS A REVENUE SURPLUS OF OVER 618 BILLION KWACHA.
THE ANALYSIS FURTHER SHOWS AN UN-RECONCILED BALANCE OF OVER TWO TRILLION KWACHA AND FURTHER HIGHLIGHTING EXCESS EXPENDITURE OF OVER 87 BILLION KWACHA.
ON THE COLLECTION OF REVENUE BY THE ZAMBIA REVENUE AUTHORITY THE OBSERVATIONS ARE THAT THERE WAS AN OVERALL SURPLUS OF K83.818 BILLION RECORDED.
HOWEVER, THERE WAS A NET DEFICIT OF K344.9 BILLION IN RESPECT OF SPECIFIC TAX TYPES WHILE THE TAX ARREARS STOOD AT K7.962 BILLION AS DECEMBER, 2009.
IN ADDITION THE REPORT HAS FURTHER HIGHLIGHTED THE NON INVOLVEMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IN THE ENGAGEMENT CONTRACTS FOR THE SUPPLY OF GOODS AND SERVICES SUCH AS SYSTEMS AND LACK OF BUSINESS AND CONTINUITY PLANS.
AND ON THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AUDITS, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS NO PROPER PROCEDURES ON CHANGE MANAGEMENT, INADEQUATE CONTROLS, NON SEGREGATIONS OF DUTIES IN THE USE OF THE SYSTEMS, LACK OF SECURITY AND DISASTER RECOVERY PLANS.
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