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President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni oversaw the swearing-in of the new Auditor General, Mr. Edward Akol yesterday at State House Entebbe. The president directed Mr. Akol to sniff out all corruption tendencies from the different government agencies.
The President went ahead to tell the new AG to also sniff out corruption in his own office. This is especially with the personnel who connive with the different thieves in the various government departments.
Mr. Museveni further said that this exercise will be easy with the help of field agents. This is because it can help to corroborate stories from ordinary people concerning corruption. The President branded this job a critical one and wished him the best of luck in fulfilling it.
Read his statement below.
“Today, at State House Entebbe, I witnessed Mr. Edward Akol taking the Oath of the Auditor General. In my remarks, I drew attention to the Auditor General’s responsibility to sniff out corruption. Even among the Office of the Auditor General personnel who connive with thieves in other departments. I believe these tendencies will be easier to identify with the help of field agents who go directly to Wanainchi to verify/corroborate the written reports. I congratulate and wish him good luck in this critical service role.”
Apparently, Mr. Edward Akol replaced Mr. John Muwanga who has been occupying this office. As per the Constitution, the Auditor General is mandated to audit and report on all public accounts in Uganda.
Further, he/she is expected to conduct financial and value-for-money audits in respect of any project involving public funds.
This comes at a time when the country’s citizens and the government are at a crossroads on how to tackle the massive level of corruption.
A citizens’ walk to Parliament dubbed #March2Parliament is expected to take place today. All the participants were however advised by Museveni not to be tempted to do it.
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