BL Premium reports that the constitutional body tasked with advising the Treasury on its fiscal framework and intergovernmental relations has decided to charge suspended CEO Kay Brown with various counts of misconduct.
This was confirmed on Thursday by the chair of the Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC), Patience Mbava, who said the commission “remains committed to ensuring that a fair and just process takes place”. It was reported early in December that Brown had been placed on precautionary suspension pending an investigation into the allegations of misconduct on the basis of a number of financial irregularities. Brown, who joined the FFC in April 2018 after working for about 16 years for the Treasury, where she was well regarded, was replaced in an acting capacity by the head of research, Chen Wei Tseng. The FFC, which exercises oversight over government spending, should be an example of financial rectitude but its 2020/2021 annual report showed that it has been beset by high levels of irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure, and has suffered from supply chain weaknesses. The auditor-general is understood to be investigating possible material irregularities at the institution.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Linda Ensor at BusinessLive (subscriber access only)
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