Kenya - Institutional support to the Auditor General Office

Project Summary

Approval Date	21 Dec 2021
Signature Date	31 May 2022
Planned Completion Date	31 Dec 2023
Last Disbursement Planned Date	31 Dec 2023
Sovereign / Non-Sovereign	Sovereign
Sector	Multi-Sector
DAC Sector Code	15124
Environmental Category	3
Commitment	U.A 150,000
Status	Approved

Project General Description

This intervention concerns the Institutional Support to Office of the Auditor General (IS-OAG). It aims to strengthen the capacity of the Office of the Auditor General for improved fiduciary services in public institutions, and value for money in service delivery and public investments. The project will finance technical assistance and capacity building activities to promote transparency and accountability in public spending and improve OAG service delivery. The IS-OAG will result in an improved audit process, with reliable and clear audit findings that can be scrutinized by independent stakeholders and followed up regularly. The project is structured around two components, namely, (i) Enhancing OAG capacity to effectively deliver quality and timely audit reports, and (ii) Project Management and Coordination. The proposed project will contribute to promoting transparency and accountability in public spending by enhancing OAG competencies for quality and timely audit reports.

Project Objectives

The main objective of the project is to strengthen the capacity of the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) for improved fiduciary services in public institutions, and value for money in service delivery and public investments. The project will support the implementation of OAG strategic plan by financing technical assistance and training to reinforce OAG capacities.

Beneficiaries

The project will directly benefit OAG’s auditors who will be trained and indirectly. The project will benefit Kenyan people who will get better public service and accountability in management of the taxes they pay.

Participating Organization

Funding

Middle Income Countries Fund

Implementing

The Office of the Auditor General

Information

IATI identifier	46002-P-KE-KF0-009
Last Update	21 Mar 2023

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Contact Details

Name	Angelique UMUBYEYI
Email	a.n.umubyeyi@afdb.org

Geographic Location

Country	Kenya

Coordinates	Location Name
-1.28333 36.83333	Nairobi

Project Classification

Finance Type	Aid Grant Excluding Debt Reorganisation
Flow Type	ODA
Aid Type	Other Technical Assistance

Commitments

U.A 150,000

Middle Income Countries Fund

U.A 150,000

Disbursements

Document Type	Language	Document
Appraisal report	en	viewer
Contract	en	viewer
Expression of interest	en	viewer

Indicator	Indicator Measure	Target Year	Target Value
Country Policy and Institutions Assessment (CPIA) score on Transparency, Accountability and Corruption in the Public Sector	Score	2021	3.5
Audit reports produced timely	%	2021	60.0
Establishment of an induction program for Office of the Auditor General (OAG) auditors	None	2021	Yes
Newly recruited auditors and senior officers trained on public sector audit methodology and legal framework relevant to audit	Number	2021	200.0
Newly recruited auditors and senior officers trained on public sector audit methodology and legal framework relevant to audit - of which women	Number	2021	100.0
Provision of IT equipment - Number of laptops	Number	2021	20.0
Principal auditors, managers and deputy directors of audit trained on audit planning, supervision, and review	Number	2021	100.0
Principal auditors, managers and deputy directors of audit trained on audit planning, supervision, and review - of which women	Number	2021	50.0
Communication and change management strategy developed	None	2021	Yes - Communication and change management strategy developed and in use
Guidelines to guide Office of the Auditor General (OAG) in professional communication developed	None	2021	Guidelines developed and in use
Auditors trained in communication skills	Number	2021	100.0
Auditors trained in communication skills - of which women	Number	2021	50.0