PIC wants new law on Auditor General

National Assembly Public Investment Committee Chairman Abdulswamad Nassir consults his members during their meeting with the NSSF board at Parliament. [Boniface Okendo,Standard]

A parliamentary committee now wants the law on the appointment of the Auditor General changed to ensure continuity in the office whenever the position falls vacant.

The Public Investment Committee (PIC) has protested that the continued absence of a substantive office holder has hampered submission of audited reports for many government agencies and corporations, some of which are now in breach of the set constitutional timelines.