Office of the Auditor General is an independent office established to audit government bodies and report on their management of allocated funds. The current Auditor General is Pulane Letebele.[1]

Roles

The role of the Auditor General is to:[2]

  • Within six months after the end of each financial year, the Auditor-General shall audit and report, in respect of that financial year, on:
  • Accounts of the national and local governments
  • Accounts of all funds and authorities of the national and county governments;
  • Accounts of all courts
  • Accounts of every commission and independent office established by the Constitution
  • the accounts of the National Assembly
  • The public debt
  • Accounts of any other entity that legislation requires the Auditor General to audit.
  • The Auditor General may audit and report on the accounts of any entity that is funded from public funds.

Reports

The Auditor-General is mandated to do the following through the audit reports:

  • An audit report shall confirm whether or not public money has been applied lawfully and in an effective way.
  • Audit reports shall be submitted to Parliament or the relevant county assembly
  • Within three months after receiving an audit report, Parliament or the county assembly shall debate and consider the report and take appropriate action.

References

  1. ↑ Botswana (March 2017). National development plan 11 : April 2017-March 2023. Botswana. Ministry of Finance and Development Planning. [Gaborone]. ISBN 978-99968-465-2-6. OCLC 1045069850.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ↑ "Annual Statements of Accounts (ASA) For the Financial Year Ended 31st March 2020" (PDF). Ministry of Finance and Economic Development. Retrieved 5 April 2022.


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