Head of the Audit Bureau, Khaled Shakshak, told our source exclusively:
“There is no fixed date yet for disclosing the Audit Bureau’s 2024 report, but I believe it will be soon. The report is complete; we are now in the stage of final reviews and drafting, and it will be issued shortly.”
He continued:
“The idea of the strategy is not for the Bureau to be the sole entity publishing data. Each institution should be responsible for publishing its own data. While the Bureau and some institutions currently publish certain information, the strategy envisions an organized legislative and legal framework that obliges all parties to publish data themselves—on a monthly or quarterly basis. For example: how much money they received, how much they spent, the types of expenditures, and if they have contracts, these should be published through the contracts platform, specifying what the contracts are and with whom. This is essentially about raising the level of transparency.”
Shakshak added:
“As for the Bureau’s reports, we usually issue a comprehensive annual report. As for periodic reports, we regularly prepare them, but they are specific to a sector or entity and addressed directly to it. These are not published to the public. Public disclosure is reserved for the comprehensive report that covers all aspects.”
He went on:
“The joint committee between the Anti-Corruption Authority and the Audit Bureau will have its own headquarters, work plans, and delegated powers from the heads of both institutions, with dedicated support from both sides and even from other stakeholders. It will start its work in a semi-independent manner under our supervision. The committee will function almost independently to implement a specific project within the strategy over a defined timeframe.”
Shakshak concluded:
“The private sector is not included in the strategy itself—what is included is its relationship with the public sector. When there is a contractual or financial relationship between them, then the Anti-Corruption Authority becomes responsible for monitoring the private sector, while the Audit Bureau focuses on the public sector. Cooperation between both sides will be fruitful in this regard, within a clear legal and legislative framework.”
