STORY: AMISOM and FGS commence audit of companies

and organisations
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DATELINE: 14/AUGUST/2019, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA

SHOT LIST:

1. Wide shot, officials from AMISOM and the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS)
conducting a physical audit and verification of the UN and AMISOM contractors and
affiliate entities operating within the Aden Abdulle protected area.
2. Med shot, officers from AMISOM’s military and police components attending
3. Close up shot, an official from FGS at the meeting
4. Med shot, an FGS official speaking at the meeting
5. Wide shot, Micah Ncube, AMISOM Head of Safety and Security speaking at the
meeting
6. Med shot, AMISOM military and police officers attending
7. Med shot, Micah Ncube, AMISOM Head of Safety and Security speaking
8. Wide shot, Dahir Salat, senior operations advisor to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
speaking
9. Pan shot, Green World Hotel premises
10. Wide shot, audit team meeting with the Green World Hotel manager
11. Close up shot, an official of the audit listening
12. Close up shot, Green World Hotel manager speaking
13. Med shot, audit team taking notes
14. Wide shot, audit team leaving the room after the meeting
15. SOUNDBITE: (English) Micah Ncube, AMISOM Head of Safety and Security
“We are conducting a physical verification and audit exercise which was instituted by
the Federal Government of Somalia championed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
and powered by the Office of the Prime Minister.”

16. Close up shot, Agility Defense Services company sign post

17. Wide shot, food containers at the Agility Company premises
18. Med shot, refrigeration containers
19, Wide shot, inspection team at the Agility Company premises
20. Med shot, inspection team at the Agility Company premises
21. SOUNDBITE: (English) Micah Ncube, AMISOM Head of Safety and Security
“We are in Somalia as an international outfit hence we are supposed to be
accountable for what is inside our camp (ANISOM base camp). So we are auditing
the activities of the contractors, all the entities that are inside the camp. We did this
by use of audit questionnaires and templates that were distributed physically and via
email. So today we are now following up, in the third phase, where we are now
interfacing with the contractors and companies to verify what they provided in the
documents actually exist.”

22. Close up shot, inspection team meeting with the Agility Company operations
manager
23. Close up shot, Agility Company operations manager listening
24. Wide shot, inspection team meeting with the Agility Company operations
manager
25. Close up shot, Agility Company operations manager speaking
26. Wide shot, inspection team meeting with the Agility Company operations
manager
27. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dahir Salat, Senior Operations Advisor to the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
“We are here for the fact that the Somali government came to a point where it
decided to seek accountability and transparency in general from those who are
working here in Somalia and in particular those companies that are here in this
international compound of Adan Abdulle International Airport. Our objectives are
simply to get the list and number of companies that are (operating) here and to
make sure that every company (operates) within the framework of the regulations
and the laws of this country.”

28. Wide shot, Green World Hotel premises

AMISOM and FGS commence audit of companies and organisations

Mogadishu, 15 August 2019 - The Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and the
African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) yesterday commenced a physical audit of
companies and organisations operating within the Aden Abdulle International Airport
protected area.

The audit, targeting companies and organisations contracted by the United Nations
and AMISOM, is aimed at ensuring the private entities operate within the laws of the
country.
“The Somali government is conducting the audit for accountability and transparency
purposes and to make sure that every company is operating within the laws of the
country,” said the audit team leader Dahir Salat, who is also the senior operations
advisor to the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.

Mr. Salat said the audit exercise will be conducted every three months to ensure the
Somali government keeps an up-to-date database of all entities operating within the
airport’s protected area also referred to as the green zone.

“This is the second joint FGS, AMISOM and UN audit creating a database on
individuals, companies and organisations working in the airport camp also known as
‘Halane’” he added.

The inspection involved verification of land lease agreements, tax records, vehicles
owned, number of workers and waste disposal mechanisms among others.

AMISOM Head of Safety and Security, Micah Ncube said the exercise will help
AMISOM, the UN and the Federal Government of Somalia to account for the number
of organisations, companies and workers operating within the green zone.

“This exercise will also help us to properly document the land allocation, lease
agreement and usage of land inside the Mogadishu International Airport,” said Ncube.

The audit is also aimed at enhancing security within the green zone by ensuring
companies and workers operate within the rules and regulations set by the federal
government.

ENDS