The Ministry of Finance will audit the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) in 10 more district councils to come to the bottom of reports that funds are being abused, a Treasury official said on Monday.
\nThe first exercise conducted by the Finance minister in 18 councils found that K409 million was misused under CDF, Local Development Fund (LDF) and District Development Fund (DDF).
\nTreasury spokesperson, Davis Sado, said the ministry is embarking on the exercise to appreciate how the remaining councils are utilising funds.
\n\u201cWe are currently auditing CDF in the remaining 10 districts. Last time, we just sampled, now we have seen the need to appreciate what is happening in all districts. To us, this is a routine exercise. We will be monitoring how the resources are being utilised,\u201d Sado said.
\nThe audit exercise in the 18 local councils looked at how K5 billion was used.
\nThe report exposed Karonga, Mwanza, Nsanje, Neno, Chikwawa and Chitipa as some of the councils where funds were mismanaged.
\nSado said a committee that was set up to look into the first audit report is in the final process of producing a consolidated report on the matter.
\n\u201cThe report is not yet ready. They are still finalising [it] because, in a normal audit, we give the platform to controlling officers to respond to the audit queries [and] that is why the report has delayed,\u201d he said
\nThe report on mismanagement of CDF implicated 20 Members of Parliament, sparking controversy in Parliament, with the legislators demanding that the government should bring a comprehensive report to Parliament.
\nThe development prompted Speaker of Parliament Richard Msowoya to order the Public Accounts Committee (Pac) to liaise with the Ministry of Finance and furnish the House with a report before the end of the November meeting of Parliament.
\nBut the committee failed to do so and Pac Chairperson, Alekeni Menyani, accused Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe of frustrating their efforts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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