ARUSHA: INTERNAL auditors in the country have voiced concerns over threats and intimidations they were subjected to by management and directors and organizations they are working for.
The auditors have insisted that such a trend was deterring them from acting objectively.
Speaking here on Wednesday during the 16th Annual Internal Auditors Conference, President of the Institute of Internal Auditors Tanzania (IIA) Zelia Njeza, called on the government to protect the profession against retaliations.
According to Ms Njeza, auditors were expected to provide an unbiased and professional opinion on the work that they audit, and that it was saddening to see them being on the receiving end of threats.
“At time we get threatened and victimized, this affects us, because we cannot perform our duties in confidently and efficiently,” she observed.
The IIA Tanzania President also singled out low recognition of the audit profession and inadequate resources as some of the bottlenecks marring the profession.
“We need to be given our own vehicles so that we can freely move from one area to the other while doing our audits,” she added.
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