- 5 Marks
Question
a) The Minister of Finance has recently called on Citizens not to be Spectators but participate in the art of governance by demanding accountability from duty bearers and public officers.
Required:
Explain FIVE ways in which duty bearers and public officers can ensure public accountability in the management of Public Funds.
(5 marks)
Answer
a) Mechanisms for ensuring public accountability
- Disclosure – Making information available to stakeholders;
- Organisational Structure – Defines clearly the authority and responsibilities of individual office holders;
- Reporting – Provision of financial, administrative, and other relevant entity reports to government and other stakeholders;
- Transparency – Making information available at no or low cost, openness to stakeholders;
- Predictability – Adherence to law and regulation that are clear and known in advance, uniformly and effectively enforced.
(5 points for 5 marks)
- Tags: Duty Bearers, Governance, Management of Public Funds, Public Accountability
- Level: Level 2
- Topic: The context of public financial management
- Series: NOV 2017
- Uploader: Sarah