Auditor General accuses elections commission of misappropriation of funds

During a meeting with Parliament’s Financial Committee this Wednesday, the AG said the audit reports had identified that the commission failed to produce necessary documents over how its expenditure had been spent.

This included the failure to produce spending details of a sum of money worth Rf 15 million (US$972,762) out of Rf 54 million (US$3,501,945), which had been deposited to regional accounts across the country to facilitate elections.

Local newspaper Sun Online reported the AG as stating that there were several discrepancies found in the audit report, including that the members of EC had stayed in the residences of family members during official trips and the purchase of several electronic devices such as iPads and digital cameras against advice from the office of the auditor general.