Contribution of audit committees towards the Local government authorities performance in Resources management: A case of Bariadi district council

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dc.creatorMalela, Abdallah M.
dc.date2016-03-08T16:31:55Z
dc.date2016-03-08T16:31:55Z
dc.date2013
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-24T12:04:56Z
dc.date.available2018-03-24T12:04:56Z
dc.descriptionA Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of the Degree of Master of Science in Accounting and Finance (MSc A & F) of Mzumbe University Dar es Salaam Campus College
dc.descriptionIn 1972 the Local Government was abolished and replaced with a direct central government rule. The reintroduction of the Local Government occurred in the beginning of the 1980s, when the rural councils and rural authorities were reestablished. Local Government Elections took place in 1983 and the establishment of functioning councils in 1984. Their strategic position makes Local Government Authorities (LGAs) valuable and viable for providing effective and efficient services required by the community. They also provide platforms where community members exercise their democratic rights by electing their representatives who in turn coordinate the provision of the local services. As such various reform programs had been undertaken to improve governance issues in the LGAs. In the late 2007 Tanzania Government introduced in place Audit Committees in the LGAs. Even though there is significant government interest in audit committees, little information was availed on how governments use audit committees. Thus, the objective of this research was to identify the contributions of these audit committees towards the LGAs performance in resources management. And Bariadi district council was used as the case study. Although Bariadi District Council (BDC) observed to perform its objectives of services deliveries to her citizens, its audit committee lacked some of important characteristics. The Committee did not conduct its meetings as required. Some of its members are not live as they had transferred to other councils some months ago. When sat and produced its reports management did nothing onto it. Then the government is advised to strengthen and enable to perform their functions and responsibilities smoothly by giving them enough resources.
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11192/847
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11192/847
dc.languageen
dc.publisherMzumbe University
dc.subjectaudit committees
dc.subjectperformance in Resources management:
dc.titleContribution of audit committees towards the Local government authorities performance in Resources management: A case of Bariadi district council
dc.typeThesis

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