In a 2012-2013 report released by the General auditor’s office this Monday to the National Assembly, the EWSA (Energy and water sanitation Authority) is ranked number one in the mismanagement of the public funds.
The General Auditor told the Assembly that the observed mismanagement of the public funds is a threatening situation that endangers national treasury.
The report highlights different cases where the public funds have been used in affairs other than what they were intended for, tricky financial reports, unfitting statistical reports on the use of public funds, among others.
The EWSA is ranked number one in the misuse of the public funds as it lost over 28 billion Rwf Francs.
The report of the general auditor realized that the water that EWSA looses every year is worthy 18 billion Rwf.
EWSA has paid more than 300 million Rwandan francs for the rehabilitation of the spoiled.
EWSA is listed among the public institutions that have set up actions plans but which did not bear expected fruits and have cost a huge sum of money.
The EWSA has acquired 15 billion Rwandan francs to construct an electric power plant at Nzove intended to produce more energy but the plant produced not more than 65 per cent of the total megawatts it was expected to produce.
There are 18 billion Rwf collected from the clients without giving invoices, adding other 3 billion Rwf that were not paid 40 000 EWSA clients.
The EWS has acquired $ 15 billion to expand and innovate its infrastructures but the institution received other $ 8 Billion to finish up the infrastructures
The report has also fund that EWSA has spent more money in purchasing tools, which tools did not produce as intended before.
There other institutions which have been pointed and these include the former National University of Rwanda which is found to have mismanaged over 12 billion Rwf.
RDB and the ISAE Busogo were listed among the institutions that purchased tools for a huge amount of money but which tools were not used and remained intact..
After highlighting different institutions that mismanaged the public accounts, MPs expressed their gratitude for the report release but urged for sanctions of these ‘robbers’.
MP Bamporiki Eduard wondered why concerned authorities who mismangede the pubic fund are not charged for the acts.
The general auditor has qualified these acts of mismanaging the public accounts as serious issues that need quick and relevant actions to eradicate them.
UM– USEKE.RW
