Auditor General orders ex-ministers to return govt’ vehicles

GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU:  Auditor General  Mohamed Ali has ordered former Ministers and MPs to return all vehicles allocated to them by the government as the current administration’s term comes to an end.

Mohamed directed the minister and lawmakers in a letter Saturday to return the vehicles in line with requirements of the law.

The vehicles which total 14 are drawn from different ministries including that of Finance, Health and the Office of the Prime Minister among others.

The directive comes three days after the release of the 2019 national audit report by the office of the Auditor-General. According to the report, most ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) do not have records about vehicles bought.

In several instances, the AG said, several MDAs did not present the vehicles in their possession for physical audit.