MONROVIA – The General Auditing Commission in partnership with the GIZ and African Organizations of Supreme Audits Institutions (AFROSAI-E) climaxed a four-day Technology Driven Citizen Engagement Regional Training in Monrovia with an adoption plan.
By M. Dennise Nimpson
The gathering ended with a two-year roadmap leading to the development of a Mobile App named and styled CitizenEye for Liberia, Kenya, and Botswana was adopted.
Prior to the adoption of the roadmap, Auditor General P. Garsaw Jackson said the working session is occasioned by assessments and situational analysis conducted in Botswana, Kenya, and Liberia.
“This workshop is a follow-up activity from the results of needs assessments and situational analysis performed in Botswana, Kenya, and Liberia,” he said.
The Auditor General said the App will provide a channel for the citizen to engage Audit offices of the respective countries as means to foster good governance by reporting information concerning embezzlement and misuse of public funds with the protection of their identity.
“This platform will enable citizens and residents who have information relating to misappropriation and misapplication of public funds, systems deficiencies, and noncompliance with the relevant laws and regulations the avenue to safely and anonymously provide vital information to our respective national audit offices without fear of being victimized” he noted.
Making a remark at the end of the four-day regional training on Friday, February 26, 2023, Deputy Auditor General Winsley Nanka lauded the AFROSAI-E to have chosen Liberia as the venue to host the workshop and appreciated the level of support from GIZ to develop the APP.
Mr. Nanka stressed the GAC commitment to supporting the CitizenEye App.
The training brought together auditors from Liberia, Kenya, and Botswana with facilitators from Ghana, Uganda, and South Africa.