KPMG report on SML-GRA contract just a ‘whitewash’ – Martin Kpebu

Private legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu, has raised concerns of conflict of interest following auditing firm, KPMG’s report on the multibillion contract between Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML) and the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA).

According to him, KPMG has a close relationship with GRA which can undermine a fair, objective assessment and has therefore described the report as a whitewash.

“This KPMG report is not up to scratch, it’s just a whitewash. They haven’t done any good job at all.

On January 2, 2024, President Nana Akufo-Addo directed KPMG to investigate the contract between SML and GRA, following an exposé by the Fourth Estate.

The report also revealed no technical needs assessment was done prior to the engagement of SML, however, such an assessment was not legally required for engaging SML.

“This is also partly due to GRA’s lack of instituting monitoring and evaluation processes to assess the performance of the service and hold its personnel and SML accountable for non-performance,” the report read in parts

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