The County Government of Uasin Gishu’s Department of Cooperatives and Enterprise Development Fund has pledged to act on recommendations contained in a recent audit by the Office of the Auditor-General.

County Cooperatives Chief Officer Elphas Kesio on Wednesday hosted a delegation from the Auditor-General’s office led by Deputy Director of Audit CPA Henry Makworo for an exit meeting.

Kesio affirmed the department’s commitment to closer collaboration with the Auditor-General’s office to improve accountability and uphold required standards.

“We will continue cooperating with your office to ensure that our work is clean. As a department, we always strive to deliver quality services to the public,” Kesio said.

CPA Makworo hailed the county on what he described as remarkable progress in the prudent utilization of public funds.

He at the same time urged officers under the devolved unit to improve on the gains realized as well as reinforcing financial management systems.

The official stressed that audits should be treated as opportunities for departments to detect weaknesses, strengthen systems and raise accountability in the handling of public resources.

County Director for Enterprise Development Kipleting Mengich disclosed the directorate was currently implementing a policy, she said, will assist efforts to resolve outstanding issues linked to the Enterprise Development Fund.

According to Mengich, the said policy offered a clear framework for tightening the Fund’s management and operations while closing identified gaps.

The delegation from the Auditor-General’s office presented a report outlining the audit findings and recommendations to the cooperatives department for review and action.

by Maurice Aluda