External Auditing and Accountability in the Tanzanian Local Government Authorities

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dc.contributor.authorMzenzi, Siasa I
dc.contributor.authorGaspar, Abeid F
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-12T15:11:14Z
dc.date.available2017-05-12T15:11:14Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractPurpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the contribution of external auditing to accountability in the Tanzanian local government authorities (LGAs). Design/methodology/approach – This paper uses content analysis of the external audit reports of the LGAs for the past ten years. Corroborative evidence was gathered through interviews with external auditors, councillors, Parliamentary Committee members and selected internal auditors of the LGAs. Findings – The study finds that external auditing had marginally contributed to the enhancement of accountability within the LGAs. This is mainly attributed to the limited scope and failure of the responsible officials to address audit recommendations. In the light of agency theory, the findings suggest that external auditing has not sufficiently enabled the stakeholders to hold LGAs’ officials accountable. Practical implications – The findings indicate that external auditing can enhance accountability when the scope is widened to provide relevant information and also when audit recommendations are implemented by responsible officials. Originality/value – Most studies of external auditing and accountability have focussed on thedeveloped countries; this is one of the few papers which explores the phenomenon in the context of emerging economies. Keywords Tanzania, Accountability, Agency theory, Audit, Local governments Paper type Research paperen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/4528
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherManagerial Auditing Journal, Volume 30, Issue 6/7, 2015, pp. 681-702en_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCESen_US
dc.titleExternal Auditing and Accountability in the Tanzanian Local Government Authoritiesen_US
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Revieweden_US
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