PAC recommendations should be taken seriously

Following the 2009/10 Auditor General’s report, the House’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC), over the course of last week, grilled heads of government institutions, procurements officials and budget managers over financial irregularities highlighted in the report.  The events have shown that the Parliament can play an important role in preventing the loss of public funds and should be accorded all the support it needs to accomplish this vital mission.