Office of the Auditor-General (Kenya)

Roles

• Within six months after the end of each financial year, the Auditor-General shall audit and report, in respect of that financial

• * Accounts of the national and county governments
• * Accounts of all funds and authorities of the national and county governments;
• * Accounts of all courts
• * Accounts of every commission and independent office established by the Constitution
• * the accounts of the National Assembly, the Senate and the county assemblies
• * Accounts of political parties funded from public funds;
• * The public debt
• * Accounts of any other entity that legislation requires the Auditor-General to audit.
• The Auditor-General may audit and report on the accounts of any entity that is funded from public funds.

  Reports

• An audit report shall confirm whether or not public money has been applied lawfully and in an effective way.
• Audit reports shall be submitted to Parliament or the relevant county assembly
• Within three months after receiving an audit report, Parliament or the county assembly shall debate and consider the report and take

Auditors-General

• August 2019 - to date: office currently vacant
• August 2011 - August 2019: Mr. Edward R. O. Ouko