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| Anna Chifungula |
The Auditor General’s Office has
reported five government ministries to Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for
investigation for alleged corruption cases involving huge public funds.
Auditor General Anna Chifungula, who
announced the development, could however, not disclose the names of the
affected ministries.
Chifungula told journalists at the
Cathedral of the Child Jesus in Lusaka today that the ACC is currently carrying
out investigations in the five government ministries.
She said her office has a Memorandum
of Understanding (MoU) with the ACC to report any cases involving corruption
for possible investigation.
The Auditor General further stated
that her office is finalising the 2012 audit report which will be released to
the public on December 31.
And the Auditor General’s office is
unable to fully undertake audits in government ministries and parastatals
because it has a shortfall of 100 members of staff.
Chifungula has bemoaned the low
staffing levels in her office which has made it difficult for the
auditors to adequately cover all the audit areas.
She said her office still has 100
vacancies and that although interviews for the recruitment of more staff were
conducted a year ago no one has been recruited.
Chifungula said there is need to
speed up the recruitment exercise for new auditors to ease the pressure on the
current staff which she said was strained.
She said things would have been
different had her office been given the authority to recruit its own staff than
waiting for the Public Service Management Division-PSMD to conduct the
exercise.
Meanwhile, the Auditor General’s
office has donated a cheque worth K10, 000 to the Cathedral of the Child Jesus
towards the construction of a pastoral youth centre.
Chifungula said her office is
committed to playing a critical role in raising the welfare of the less
privileged in society.
She told Cathedral of the Child
Jesus Administrator Father Albertus Chitoshi that auditors could also
contribute more to society other than publishing the audit reports every year.
Cathedral of the Child Jesus Finance
and Fundraising Committee Chairman Michael Mabenga assured the Auditor General
that the donated money will be used for the intended.
Dr Mabenga said the Church was
undertaking various projects which will require further support from well wishers.
The construction of the pastoral youth centre will commence next year in 2014
at a cost of K200, 000.
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