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Annual general report of the controller and - Parliament of Tanzania

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CHAPTER THIRTEEN<br />

RESULTS OF SPECIAL AUDITS<br />

13.0 Introduction<br />

The Public Finance Act No. 6 <strong>of</strong> 2001 (revised 2004) as<br />

amended by <strong>the</strong> Public Audit Act, No. 11 <strong>of</strong> 2008 Section<br />

36(1) empowers <strong>the</strong> Controller <strong>and</strong> Auditor General to carry<br />

out special audits. The Act clearly stipulates that where at<br />

any time it appears to <strong>the</strong> Controller <strong>and</strong> Auditor General<br />

desirable that any matter relating to public monies or<br />

public property should be drawn to <strong>the</strong> attention <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

National Assembly without undue delay, he shall prepare<br />

special <strong>report</strong> relating to such matter <strong>and</strong> submit <strong>the</strong><br />

<strong>report</strong> to <strong>the</strong> President. It is in this respect <strong>the</strong> Office <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> Controller <strong>and</strong> Auditor General conducted three special<br />

audits on Energy <strong>and</strong> Water Utilities Regulatory Authority<br />

(EWURA), Higher Education Students Loans Board (HESLB)<br />

<strong>and</strong> Moshi Urban Water <strong>and</strong> Sewerage Authority (MUWSA)<br />

during <strong>the</strong> year 2007/2008. Due to <strong>the</strong> late completion <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> special audit in respect <strong>of</strong> HESLB, <strong>the</strong> <strong>report</strong> could not<br />

feature in this year’s <strong>general</strong> <strong>report</strong>.<br />

13.1 Special Audit on EWURA<br />

The Controller <strong>and</strong> Auditor General received a letter from<br />

<strong>the</strong> Government on allegations <strong>of</strong> possible mis-use <strong>of</strong> public<br />

resources at EWURA. The Controller <strong>and</strong> Auditor General<br />

was requested to conduct a special audit to establish <strong>the</strong><br />

truth <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> matter. The Controller <strong>and</strong> Auditor General<br />

agreed to conduct <strong>the</strong> special audit investigation.<br />

The findings <strong>of</strong> this special audit were as follows:-<br />

13.1.1 Deficiencies in Regulations to Guide Operations <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

Authority<br />

We noted that <strong>the</strong> Authority uses <strong>the</strong> project<br />

implementation document prepared by <strong>the</strong> consultants<br />

M/s. Deloitte Touch Tohmatsu Emerging Markets Ltd<br />

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Office <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Controller <strong>and</strong> Auditor General PA&oBs 2007/08 223

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