OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL
Enhancing Public Accountability and Making a Difference
Enhancing Public Accountability and Making a Difference
Supreme Audit Institution of Uganda
The OAG is part of the Regional East African Cooperation between the Supreme Audit Institutions of Kenya, Rwanda, Sweden, Tanzania and Uganda. The project is an initiative of the Swedish National Audit Office which proposed the cooperation as a replacement of its previous bilateral relationships with the participating SAIs. The cooperation will run from 2021 - 2024.
The overall goal of the cooperation is to contribute to the development, establishment and maintenance of the institutional, organizational and professional capacity and ability of the participating SAIs to conduct auditing and communicate in compliance with international principles and standards. The cooperation is anchored on the principle of sharing knowledge and information among SAIs.
Assistant Auditor General-Corporate Affairs, Stephen Kateregga exchanges pleasantries with Mr. Geir Ambro-Senior Advisor OAGN after the laters working visit to SAI-Uganda.
Auditor General John F.S Muwanga, Norwegian Ambassador to Uganda H.E Per Egil Selvaag and her delegation after a bilateral engagement in November 2020.
The Office has had a long standing cooperation agreement with the Office of the Auditor General of Norway for OAGN to provide assistance to the institutional capacity development of SAI Uganda.
The cooperation started as an effort to leverage OAGN’s extensive experience in the petroleum sector to build the capacity of SAI Uganda to undertake audits in the sector. It has since evolved to encompass support in the areas of value for money, data analysis and information technology. The collaboration includes support for training activities, professional dialogue and advice on ongoing audits.
In 2020 the two offices agreed to extend the cooperation for a period of five years.
OAG provides peer support to other SAIs in areas where we have high levels of expertise and competence. The support is intended to develop the capacity of recipient SAIs and improve their performance. The resource persons offer training, guidance on audit methodology and on-the-job assistance to execute selected audits.
To this end the Office is providing a long term advisor to SAI South Sudan and two short term advisors to SAI Somalia.
SAI Uganda is a member of the East African Community Audit Commission, together with SAI Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, South Sudan and Burundi which audit all East African Community activities and projects in accordance with the EAC treaty. The Office participates in the audit on an annual basis and deploys a minimum of three staff, including a senior staff.