Parliament has ordered the direct sourcing of an auditor to scrutinise the accounts of the Office of the Auditor General. Three previous attempts to hire a firm to audit the Edward Ouko-led office have failed after committees cited conflict of interest of applicants. In a January 30 letter, Clerk Michael Sialai asked the Public Accounts Committee to hire an auditor from a Commonwealth country. The contractor is expected to study the Auditor General’s accounts for the four financial years from 2014-15. “In view of the said events, we have been unable to procure services of an auditor to scrutinise the accounts of the Auditor General on account of non-responsiveness and conflict of interest,” Sialai said.

Source: The Star February 12, 2019 21:45 UTC