People want us to have power to prosecute, but we can’t be everything – AG

AUDITOR General Dr Dick Sichembe has observed that people want his office to be able to prosecute, but argues that his institution “cannot be everything”. Meanwhile, Dr Sichembe says his office might start out sourcing certain services in order to mitigate its low staffing levels. In an interview, Dr Sichembe said a joint working group inter-agency collaboration with law enforcement agencies had been established in order to allow the Office of the Auditor General to present what auditors believed were prosecutable cases. “Our office’s responsibility is to ensure that we bring to the fore that these are the challenges that we have and the people or institutions facing, these problems are the following. People need to raise their voices and...