Office of the Auditor General - SAI Rwanda

OAG Background The Office of the Auditor General of State Finances [OAG] is the Supreme Audit Institution [SAI] of Rwanda. The OAG was established in 1998 by Law no. 05/98 of 4th June 1998 and became the SAI of Rwanda in June 2003. It is headed by the Auditor General assisted by a Deputy Auditor General. The Office of the Auditor General is vested with legal personality. Legal Framework and Mandate According to article 183 of the Constitution of the Republic of Rwanda as amended to-date, the responsibilities of the Auditor General include the following: a) Auditing revenues and expenditures of the State as well as local administrative entities, public enterprises, parastatal organizations and government projects; b) auditing the finances of the institutions referred to above, particularly verifying whether the expenditures were in conformity with laws and regulations in force and sound management and whether they were necessary; and c) Carrying out all audits ...