For too long, accounting officers in state departments and enterprises have been loath to do their jobs, but the tide is finally turning against them.
For many years, the Auditor-General’s office came under intense criticism for highlighting how taxpayer funds were being mismanaged but not taking action against accounting officers at government departments and state-owned enterprises .
Although the Auditor-General recommended remedial action, the accounting officers often ignored it. Their errant behaviour, in some instances, got worse. They would not bother to submit financial statements to be audited, leaving taxpayers in the dark about the true state of their departments’ financial affairs.
It all goes back to four years ago when the law was changed to increase the Auditor-General’s powers. Amendments to the Public Audit Act came into effect on 1 April 2019 and gave the Auditor-General power to act against recalcitrant accounting officers.
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