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Revenue collector appears before Commission

Oct 18, 2024, 11:48 AM | Article By: Ali Jaw

Ndey Kewe Jeng, a revenue collector at the Kanifing Municipality Council (KMC) recently appeared before the Local Government Commission of Inquiry.

During her testimony, Ndey also provided her cash books covering 2018 to 2023, which were later admitted in evidence.

She was also ordered to provide her records of businesses in all the zones she was designated to collect revenue starting from 2018 to 2023.

Ndey maintained that she has been appearing before internal auditors for weekly reconciliations.

However, Counsel Sunkary Camara informed her that the audit report indicated she was not frequently appearing before them.

Counsel Camara stated that the 2022 audit report indicated that she did not appear before them in that entire year.

Further clarifying, Ndey said: “I give birth in that same year, thus I proceeded for my maternal leave alongside my annual leave.”

She was thus ordered to bring her leave letter.

The 2020 National Audit Office (NAO) report indicated that she did not present her invoice book for auditing.

Notwithstanding, when this information was put before her, the witness said she confronted her superior Kawsu Janneh about it, who later told her that the auditors were provided with the said information.

Counsel Camara told her that the auditors said it was not provided to them.

Concluding, the witness said she relied on the information provided to her by her senior so she did not take any further steps.