State Auditor General’s Office
The Interim Executive Council of the Karenni State (IEC) set up the State Auditor General’s Office to check the income and spending of its departments. On 17 February 2025, the State Chief Auditor and Deputy Chief Auditor (1) were officially confirmed and appointed by the State’s Parliament.
Following our office’s motto, ‘Let’s Work for the Benefit of Karenni State through Auditing,’ we aim to collaborate with other departments in Karenni to ensure accountability, accuracy, transparency, fairness, and improvement in the financial accounting system, in supporting the state’s overall benefit.
Currently, the auditing process is being conducted by three staff members. We started auditing the programs, projects, and financial statements of the Karenni State Executive Council for the year 2024 on June 15, 2025. As of today, August 26, 2025, audits of two departments have been completed, and the audit findings have been reported. One department is still in progress with the Auditing process.
Aims
To safeguard and protect the benefit of the public and to ensure that the financial system is managed accurately, correctly, and effectively. This is carried out by reporting the audit findings to the public in a transparent way.
Policy
Here are the visions of the Audit Office during the administration time of the Interim Executive Council of Karenni State.
- (1) The Audit Office is responsible for auditing financial income, expenditures, and related activities, as well as reviewing the financial accounts/system and program/project activities of donors as assigned.
- (2) To review and analyze the actual situation to bring about effective improvements and reforms.
- (3) To put new creative ideas into action effectively.
- (4) To create a clear, honest, efficient, and accurate financial management system.
- (5) To effectively support the development of a people-centered Karenni State.
- (6) To prevent financial losses, ensure transparency, and carry out responsibilities effectively and responsibly.
Program/ Activities
Below are the activities of the Audit Office during the administration time of the Interim Executive Council of Karenni State.
- (1) Financial records, including income, expenditures of the IEC, will be audited once a year in accordance with the established laws, rules, and procedures that are laid down.
- (2) If assigned to audit the financial accounts of IEC, such as receiving funds from donors (grants), the expenditures will be carried out for auditing according to the established procedures.
- (3) We will implement a good governance system efficiently and effectively.
- (4) There will be the process of financial audit, compliance audit, and performance audit conducted on the administration, judiciary, and legislative functions of Karenni State, covering the collection and use of funds, and the exercise of accountability and responsibility, in accordance with the established financial policies and procedures.
- (5) Audit findings related to the income and expenditure of the interim period administration will be submitted to the Karenni State Consultative Council, the Karenni State Interim Parliament, and the Interim Executive Council.
Structure of the State Audit Office
The structure of the Audit Office is managed as follows,
According to the above chart flow, the Audit Office will be set up to audit Karenni’s legislative, administrative, and judicial functions, ensuring urgent activities during the interim period are carried out effectively.