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Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>The government \u201ccontinues\u201d to contravene the financial management and accountability laws including the Constitution, the acting Auditor-General (AG) Monica Besetsa has said.<\/p>\n

This she said in a press conference in Maseru earlier this week. Besetsa said she is concerned about the government\u2019s \u201ccontinued\u201d practice where the Ministries overuse what the Parliament had<\/p>\n

initially appropriated to them. The AG said if this happens, there ought to be a supplementary appropriation act that should regularise such spending but this<\/p>\n

has been happening despite warning the government of this illegal practice. \u201cIn my 2016\/2017 Audit Report, I reported that the Minister\u2019s directive was contrary to the requirements of the Constitution and<\/p>\n

of PFMA [Public Financial Management Accountability] Act 2011, to transfer an amount of M450 million from the Trust Monies Account into Consolidated Fund,<\/p>\n

for onward transfer to Recurrent Expenditure Account. The amount of M450 million was from the Loan Bursary Fund administered by the National Manpower Development Secretariat (NMDS).<\/p>\n

\u201cI have not been made aware of the necessary legislative requirements made to regularise the situation and whether the Government had<\/p>\n

eventually settled its liability of M450 million,\u201d said the AG. Besetsa said she was given inaccurate information by the Accountant General. The Office of the AG has last week published the<\/p>\n

Consolidated Financial Statements of the Government of Lesotho for the Year ended 31 March 2020. Besetsa also told the journalists that there are only<\/p>\n

three entities that have remitted royalties to the government. This she said is worrisome, intimating that the government\u2019s representatives at such boards seem<\/p>\n

to abdicate their responsibilities of regularly reporting to the government on the state of finances in those institutions. Of the three which have remitted the royalties are the<\/p>\n

Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL), Maluti Mountain Brewery (MMB) and Standard Lesotho Bank. Section 117 of the Constitution and the Audit Act 2016 mandates the AG to audit and report on the government\u2019s accounts and accounts<\/p>\n

related to the Consolidated Fund of Lesotho. As such, the AG has the right of access to all government property including access to information and seeking explanations. The AG, according to the law, also audits entities where the government holds more than 50 per cent shareholding.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Lesotho. The government \u201ccontinues\u201d to contravene the financial management and accountability laws including the Constitution, the acting Auditor-General (AG) Monica Besetsa has said. This she said in a press conference in Maseru earlier this week. 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