High vacancy rate hits National Audit Office

Malawi’s Auditor General Stevenson Kamphasa has bitterly complained that a 43 per cent vacancy rate is crippling operations of the office. Kamphasa said this on Wednesday when he appeared before a joint committee of parliament of the Public Accounts Committee and Budget and Finance committee during cluster meetings. He said the National Audit Office has […]

PwC recommends further probe in K92bn Malawi cashgate: ‘Recover deleted database’

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)Advisory Services who were working on methodologies on the reconstruction of the cashbook in the wake of audit query for the K92 billion (US$204.4 million) mismanaged under the watch of the first Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration led by former president the late Bingu wa Mutharika, have recommended comprehensive forensic audit. In the 52-paged […]

Malawi National Audit Office going rogue: ‘Cut the chaff’

In Weekend Nation newspaper, award winning columnist  Ephraim Munthali of the  ‘Cut the chaff’ has tackled the rot in National Audit Office . Here is the full article as it appeared: I am outraged by the outrageous behaviour of the National Audit Office (NAO). Imagine if the Malawi Police Service—yes, those characters who swore to protect life and […]

Auditor General’s post: Malawi Govt replaces Kamange with Kamphasa

Malawi Government has withdrawn the appointment of Peter Kamange as an Auditor General and replaced him with Steven Kamphasa. The announcement was made in parliament as the Speaker; Henry Chimunthu Banda said members will be provided with Kamphasa’s curriculum vitae for their scrutiny before their confirmation. Kamphasa is one of the top auditors in Malawi. […]