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Auditor-General, CoB could get powers to 'bite', more funding

Auditor General Nancy Gathungu before the National Assembly's Cohesion Committee at Continental House,Parliament,Nairobi . April 15th,2025. [Elvis Ogina,Standard]

The offices of the Auditor-General and the Controller of Budget could soon get powers to institute punitive measures on non-compliant government institutions, should Parliament approve a report by the Constitutional Implementation Oversight Committee (CIOC).

The report, already approved by the Committee, is now before the National Assembly and also calls for the creation of a law to ensure increased funding to the independent institutions to guarantee operational flexibility.

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