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OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA REPORT OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF KABAROLE DISTRICT LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE 2018 OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL UGANDA TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF ACRONYMS ............................................................................................................................ iii Key Audit Matters ................................................................................................................................. 1 1.0 Performance of Youth Livelihood Programme. ..................................................................... 2 2.0 Implementation of the Uganda road Funds .......................................................................... 6 Emphasis of matter .............................................................................................................................. 8 3.0 Under Collection of Local Revenue ........................................................................................ 9 Other Information ................................................................................................................................. 9 Management Responsibilities for the Financial Statements ........................................................... 9 Auditor General’s Responsibilities for the audit of the Financial Statements ............................ 10 Other Reporting Responsibilities ...................................................................................................... 11 REPORT ON THE AUDIT OF COMPLIANCE WITH LEGISLATION ................................................ 12 APPENDICES ........................................................................................................................................ 14 ii LIST OF ACRONYMS CDO Community Development Officer DISO District Internal Security Officer F/Y Financial Year HCIV Health Centre IV IESBA International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants IFMS Integrated Financial Management System INTOSAI International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions ISSAI International Standards of Supreme Audit Institutions LGFAM Local Government Financial and Accounting Manual 2007 LGFAR Local Government Financial and Accounting Regulations 2007 MoFPED Ministry of Finance Planning and Economic Development MoGLSD Ministry of Gender labour and Social Development MoLHUD Ministry of lands Housing and Urban Development RDC Resident District Commissioner TOR Terms of reference UGX Uganda Shillings URA Uganda Revenue Authority URF Uganda Road Fund VAT Value Added Tax YIG Youth Interest Groups YLP Youth Livelihood programme iii REPORT OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL ON THE AUDIT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF KABAROLE DISTRICT LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE, 2018 THE RT. HON. SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT Opinion I have audited the accompanying Financial Statements of Kabarole District Local Government which comprise the statement of Financial Position as at 30th June 2018, and the Statement of Financial Performance, Statement of Changes in Equity and Statement of Cash Flows together with other accompanying statements for the year then ended, and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. In my opinion, the Financial Statements of Kabarole District Local Government for the year ended 30th June 2018 are prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with section 51 of the Public Finance Management Act, 2015 and the Local Government Financial and Accounting Manual, 2007. Basis for Opinion I conducted my audit in accordance with International Standards of Supreme Audit Institutions (ISSAIs). My responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements section of my report. I am independent of the District in accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda (1995) as amended, the National Audit Act, 2008, the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) Code of Ethics, the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (Parts A and B) (IESBA Code), and other independence requirements applicable to performing audits of Financial Statements in Uganda. I have fulfilled my other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the IESBA Code, and in accordance with other ethical requirements applicable to performing audits in Uganda. I believe that the audit evidence I have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for my opinion. Key Audit Matters Key audit matters are those matters that, in my professional judgment, were of most significance in my audit of the financial statements of the current period. These matters 1 were addressed in the context of my audit of the financial statements as a whole, and in forming my opinion thereon, and I do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. I have determined the matters described below as the key audit matters to be communicated in my report. 1.0 Performance of Youth Livelihood Programme. The Youth Livelihood Programme (YLP) is a Government Programme being imple- mented under the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MoGLSD) through the Local Government Administrations. The programme, which started in the financial year 2013-2014, was to respond to the existing challenge of unemployment among the Youth. The Programme is implemented through the District and support to the vulnerable youth in form of revolving funds for skills development projects and income generating activities. The audit focused on an amount of UGX. 372,955,956 and UGX. 20,760,900 disbursed to the District in the Financial Years 2013/2014 and 2014/2015 whose recovery period of three years had expired by 30th June 2018. The audit procedures performed included ascertaining the following: Whether all funds budgeted for YLP during the period under review were actually released and used only for the program. Whether all funds advanced to the youth groups were repaid in accordance with the agreed repayment schedule and to establish reasons for failure or delays to repay the funds. Whether all funds recovered during the period under review were transferred to the revolving fund account in bank and Whether on a sample basis the funded projects exist and are operating. I made the following observations: 1.1 Funding of the Programme A review of the approved budget for the YLP program revealed that whereas the District had budgeted for a total amount of UGX. 393,716,856 for the financial year 2013/2014, UGX.372, 955,956 was released resulting into a shortfall of UGX. 2 20,760,900 (5%). Consequently, out of the projected 94 projects/youth interest groups, only 89 were actually funded in FY 2013/2014. In the financial 2014/2015, the District budgeted for a total of UGX 393,716,856 and instead UGX 20,500,900 (5%) was released to cater for the remaining 5 groups that missed out on funding in FY2013/2014 since this was a pilot project. In the FY 2014/2015, No funds were released much as there was a budget of UGX 393,716,856 for 94 groups. This undermined the intended objective of responding to the challenge of unemployment amongst the Youths. The Accounting Officer explained that they have been engaging the Ministry and for subsequent years funds have been normally remitted to the district. I advised the Accounting Officer to continue engaging the relevant Ministry for additional funding to the youth groups. 1.2 Non-compliance with the Repayment Schedule It was observed that whereas the groups funded in 2013/2014 and 2014/2015 were expected to have repaid a total amount of UGX 393,456,856. (Interest inclusive) by close of the financial year 2017/2018, only UGX 124,536,170 (32%) was collected leaving a balance of UGX 268,920,686 (68%) outstanding as shown in Appendix I. Delayed repayment was attributed to misconception of the purpose of the funding where by majority of them thought it was appreciation funds for voting. Failure to repay in a timely manner implies that other eligible groups were unable to access the funds since this is a revolving fund. The Accounting Officer explained that they have now involved a task force that includes the District technical team, Office of the RDC, DISO and Sub county officials. However, the funding had been misconstrued as a political donation. I advised the Accounting Officer to ensure recovery of the funds from the groups. 3 1.3 Failure to Transfer Recovered Funds to the Recovery Account in BoU A review of the bank statements of YLP collection accounts revealed that out of the collected amount of UGX. 124,536,170, the District had not transferred UGX. 67,536,980 to the National Revolving Fund Collection Account by the end of the financial year 2017/18. There was no explanation for the delayed transfer of funds to BOU. This undermines the effective implementation of the program. I advised the Accounting Officer to always remit the funds in time for efficient and effective redistribution. 1.4 Inspection of Performance of Youth projects Physical inspection was carried out on two selected projects namely Rurama Youth Produce Buying & Selling Project and Bunyansaigi Youth Piggery Project (2013/2014 and 2014/2015) to ascertain whether they were in existence and executed in accordance with the operational guidelines. The following observations were made; 1.4.1 Rurama Youth Produce Buying & Selling Project The group was located in Rutete Sub County.