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    "id": 683771,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Eng.) Gumbo",
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        "legal_name": "Nicholas Gumbo",
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    "content": "Fourthly, there is the issue of unresolved audit queries. The Committee noted that many issues were resolved long after the exit meetings, and after directives during appearances by Accounting Officers before PAC yet the same queries are reflected in the Blue Book as outstanding. The PAC is of the view that all Government MDAs ought to be the ones to schedule exit meetings with the Auditor-General regarding their audits and not vice-versa . We are concerned that some MDAs still think that it is the business of the Auditor-General to chase them around town to schedule exit meetings. The Committee, therefore, recommends that the Auditor- General issues a comprehensive list of certificates of clearance on all resolved issues, particularly those in respect of which audit exit meetings have been concluded. The fifth issue is on poor implementation of Government projects. The Committee undertook site visits to sample projects across the country and the reports are annexed in Volume II of this Report as Annex 2 and noted several cases where performance of contractors and consultants was both wanting and unacceptable. The serious cases noted included poor workmanship and slow progress of work on account of inefficiency, review of designs and poor planning. This matter of unsatisfactory performance has similarly been reported severally in previous reports by the Auditor General, yet no marked improvement has been noted."
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