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REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA STATEMENT BY HON.

MARTIN ANDJABA, MINISTER OF PRESIDENTIAL AFFAIRS ON THE OCASSION OF THE TABLING OF THE BUDGET ESTIMATES FOR VOTE 04: AUDITOR-GENERAL FOR THE 2018/2019 FINANCIAL YEAR 12 April 2018, WINDHOEK *Check Against Delivery.

Honourable Speaker, I rise to motivate the budget Year.
The Auditor-General the state revenue fund and report request performs for Vote 04, Auditor-General an important constitutional mandate, for the 2018 2019 Financial namely to audit thereon to the National Assembly.

and transparency As part of that oversight mandate, accountability other public resources Councils, Local Authorities reports transparency.

are utilized.
are utilized.

become public documents in all contributes institutions the Auditor-General to the strengthening of the State where state revenue of funds and Furthermore, when audited reports of O/M/As, Regional such of promoting are tabled in the National Assembly, stakeholders available as part to all and Statutory Bodies In addition, Accounting Officers Public Accounts Committee on their entities Accounts Committee are being reviewed.

during scrutiny and site visits.


are summoned, whenever to give additional of Parliament necessary, information when audit to appear before The Office of the Auditor-General supports the reports the Public reports identify gaps Some of the issues highlighted in governance The Auditor-General's Accounting Officers.

controls, audit mandate, twenty (120) ensure that asset inspections will risk management, conflict of interests, mismanagement, needs resources the country.
These the Office of the Auditor-General asset relevant inspections controls throughout include Namibia's diplomatic missions abroad.

in these reports etc.

that need to be attended to by are related to internal the In order, to conduct one hundred and to inspections are intended to fulfil are in place to safeguard Government assets.

Where necessary, (128) Audit Reports.


These include thirty seven (37) government Financial Year, the Office intends and Statutory Body audit audits, performance including to finalize one hundred and twenty eighty audit reports, as well as eleven (11) and information systems reports During the 201812019 eight (80) Regional specialized environmental audit and Local Authority reports, audits reports.
Institutions its operational The Office has implemented Supreme Audit strengthen practices, Supreme Audit provisions of the Constitution as endorsed Institutions plans that enhance compliance with International (rSSAI) and improve the quality of its processes.

independence and functional by the UN General Assembly for Standards It also strives to best of the Office will be guided by the in line with international and the International Organization In this regard, (INTOSAI).
and other legal frameworks of Namibia.

The eleven (11) specialized Performance Audit Reports; Audit Reports, Environmental report and one (1) other Special Audit Report.

two (2) Follow-up two (2) information audit reports planned during 2018119 Performance are as follows: Audit Reports; systems report, one (1) transversal three (3) (2) two audit 2 The Office of the Auditor-General they acquire the necessary technical as new types of audits that have been introduced.
will continue with extensive skills for Environmental training of staff to ensure that Systems Audits and Information Quality assurance, to ensure development developments research and development reports and factual that quality division keeps in public sector auditing.

the Office and a training division have been strengthened are produced at all abreast with international times.
The standards research and and the latest Past and recent audits and observations within the O/M/As will continue to render advisory andstakeholders improve public finance management and Regional Councils, Municipalities, education in the Government show that there is a serious need for capacity building Towns and Villages.

The Office services on a regular basis to help and its institutions.

During the previous organization learning accountability, could not commence.
understanding with audit financial where year, a need was identified professionally qualified transparency and good governance.

Due to financial In the new financial year, human for the Office to transform into a to the initiative the Office intends to sign a memorandum of can contribute challenges, resources firms to train the staff in the Office to improve capacity.

Honourable Speaker, In the 2018119 Programme Framework on each of these programmes.
financial 1: Oversight and Programme year, the Office will pursue of Public Resources, 3: Organization Programme and Management.
three (3) main programmes, namely 2: and Legal I wish to provide some details Independence Programme 1: Oversight of Public Resources The objectives of this programme are: assurance • • • independent for To provide accounting Government, Bodies; To provide efficiency Government To develop audit methodologies and the Regional Councils, regularity of the Local Authorities, and legally assigned and advice to the National Assembly expenditure and receipts on the proper of Central Statutory independent and effectiveness reports to the National Assembly with which Public resources on the economy used are and on the by Central Institutional capacity and Professionalization and to ensure compliance to and standards This programme consists of the following components: Financial Audits: Government Audits; Financial Audits: Accrual Based Audits; Forensic Audits; Environmental Audits; Value for Money Audits; 3 Compliance Audits; Information Systems Audits; Audit of Key Performance Research and Development, Quality assurance, Indicators; and training and development.
An amount of Sixty Seven Million, Four Hundred Dollars (N$ 67,497,000) is required to fund this programme.

and Ninety Seven Thousand Namibia Programme 2: Independence and Legal Framework financial Maintaining financial resources The main objectives and administrative autonomy is a priority for the OAG in order are: and appropriate and to build public trust and confidence.
human, material • • To strengthening To enhance financial and operational independence public sector auditing through autonomous legal framework.

An amount of Three Million Eight Hundred and Seven Thousand Namibia Dollars 000.00) is required to fund this programme.
(N$3,807, Programme 3: Organization The objectives of this programme the utilization • and Management are: of resources To enhance effectively, efficiently and 111 an economical manner • • • • risk effectively To manage organisational To effectively manage information technology.
To Strengthen stakeholder To strengthen human resources, communication and engagements; enhance leadership and organisational development; An amount of Thirty Five Million and Ninety Five Thousand Namibia Dollars 000.00) is required to fund the following main activities under this programme: (N$ 35,095, and Support Services Coordination • • • • • Information Systems and Technology Management Business Process Reengineering Enterprise Risk Management Financial Management Human Resource Management Communication • • Implementation Conducting andStakeholder Management of stakeholder communication strategy stakeholder surveys Honourable Chairperson of the Whole House Committee, 4 of the Office is required its important to implement (N$106,399,000.00) the Auditor-General the fact This Office that we need an effective To enable amount of One Hundred Dollars emphasize General.
in our country.

transparency assets are utilized for intended purposes.

on their context Office of the Auditor General an and Six Million Three Hundred and Ninety Nine Thousand Namibia over- the Appropriation the Auditor and well-resourced and and that keeps civil servants is in this resources.

of the and deepening ensuring institution and misuse of public to the promotion is an important watchdog It is an important toes to eradicate waste, embezzlement that this august House to approve Financial Year.
I cannot Bill.

Office of of accountability for the 2018/2019 I respectfully programmes, that public the budget is critical allocation resources as per request It It I thank you.