Local governance under the microscope

This meeting, the first of its kind, had the objective of raising awareness among elected officials and executives of national local authorities about the importance and role of internal audit for risk management in municipal administration. It aims, more particularly, to encourage municipalities to engage in the process of implementing internal audit within the municipal administration, as an essential tool for improving transparency and accountability. During his introductory speech, Zineb El Adaoui, Wali of the Gharb-Chrarda-Beni Hssen region, Governor of the Kenitra province, estimated that a transparent and responsible democratic local governance would further consolidate the feeling of trust among investors and would allow for the attraction of the necessary resources in favour of local development. “It will also contribute to the emergence of a new local elite, by encouraging you…