THE CAG IN TANZANIA SIGNED AN AGREEMENT OF 3.5 EURO WITH GIZ

(Eleuteri Mangi –MAELEZO)

The Controller and Audit General (CAG) of The United Republic of Tanzania Mr. Ludovick Utouh has signed an agreement of Euro 3.5 million equivalents to about 3.75 billion Tanzanian shillings  between National Audit Office of Tanzania (NAOT) and Country Director of Deutsche Gesellschaft fü Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Regine Qualmann from Germany for developmental activities in Tanzania.

The signing ceremony was done recently this week in the National Audit Office of Tanzania headquarters’ conference hall in Dar es Salaam where he said this agreement has just come at the right time.

“Personally, I view this agreement to be extremely crucial to the future development of Tanzania and the importance of this agreement strengthens the existing relationship between Tanzania and Germany for the development of their people through NAOT and GIZ as mediators”, Said Utouh.

He identified the four areas which the government of Federal Republic of Germany through GIZ will support the National Audit Office of Tanzania as; the quality of performance audit conducted in local government authorities and regional administrative secretariats in order to meet international standards, the relationship with the external stakeholders and parliamentary oversight committee.

Others are The Internal National Audit Office (NAOT) procedures as a crucial area where gender strategy, monitoring and evaluation for strategic, planning, quality standard manual and human recourses development.

“The agreement has come at a time when our office is facing the challenge in the area identified in Tanzania. The office has very important role of giving assurance that the public resources have been wisely spent and that the value for money has been established”, Said Utouh.

No doubt in and out of Tanzania the NAOT has greatly contributed in substantial improvements in the country’s financial management system. This is where the office has played a great role in enhancing accountability, transparency and cost effectiveness in the country’s public sector.

On the other side, the Country Director of GIZ in Tanzania Dr. Regine Qualmann said that Deutsche Gesellschaft fü Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) will increase maximum cooperation with NAOT in order to assure and strengthen the relationship existed between the two countries.

The signing ceremony was attended by Members of Parliament from Federal Republic of Germany, representatives from GIZ and Members of Management of NAOT. These witnesses expects NAOT to improve performance in fulfilling its role as a Supreme Audit Institutions effectively both at local and national level.

GIZ works worldwide where in Africa it works in Egypt, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia and Tanzania in particular.