By Fatoumatta Gassama
National Assembly Select Committee on Regional Governments and Lands has considered and adopted the activity reports of 2015-2016 of Kuntaur Area Council.
Hon. Musa Amul Nyassi, chairman of the committee said the 2015-2016 KAC activity reports was adopted by the select committee national assembly.
He urged the council should make their activity report timely and send them to the audit office
He noted that the GPPA compliant cannot be compromised, adding that the council is not a charitable organization and hope that if they appear before the select committee they will be blamed why such budget appear.
He recommended that the council will be contacted went the recommendations be handed over to them to put in more effort.
He urged the council to provide the communication documents between the council and Gamworks.
Mr Nfasu Darboe, chief executive officer of Kuntaur Area Council said the council has a specialise procurement unit and a internal audit for the process of the council planned even though they are late to submission but the council has send to GPPA.
He added that the council has revenue based which is around 6.6 for the year 2015, adding that most of their projects are delegate projects were the council has a little hand,
He noted that Gamworks has the final proceeding to contact the procurement authority and Gamworks is responsible for awarding the contract and follow-up procurement process as a supplier.
He said the council also invites school and other bodies to come on board and give out scholarship to the needy.
Morro Fatty, Director of finance of Kuntaur Area Council said the council has collected six million and ninety three thousand dalasi, five hundred and eighty five butut for the year 2016; however the council is an institution of nonprofit organization and even is collected goes back to the tax payers told the committee.
He added that preparing a financial statement was a challenge but the council is able to prepare their financial statement on time, adding that even the 2015 to 2018 is already.
