Query: Who appoints the Auditor General? Is he/she irrelevant or why has he/she not been mentioned since March 2015. And who audits the Auditor General?
Responses: The office of the Auditor General is established on the basis of article 127 of the Namibian Constitution which was adopted on 9th February 1990. It mandates the Auditor General to audit State Revenue Funds and to perform all other functions assigned to him/her by government or by an act of parliament and shall report annually to the National Assembly thereon.
The office is tasked to provide independent audit services to the government offices, Ministries, Agencies, Parastatals, Regional Councils, Municipalities, Town Councils, Village Councils, and Settlement areas and other statutory bodies.
Before Independence, audit reports were prepared based on financial statements for each ethnic group. However this has changed, thus the National Assembly and National Council Public Accounts Committees expect the Office of the Auditor M General to periodically produce reliable, transparent and objective financial and performance audit reports that are in compliance with the laws of the country and international auditing standards to enhance transparent accountability as per the office mandate.
* Benitha Nakaambo, Senior Public Relations Officer, Office of the Auditor-General, E-mail Address: bnakaambo@oag.gov.na