DBKK AND TOURISM MINISTRY SCORE THE LOWEST

THE 2011 Auditor General Report has given DBKK the second lowest mark (60.50) on its financial management performance while Lembaga Bandaran Kudat is ranking 3rd top best (93.99), and the Sabah Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Environment under the Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun is being given the lowest mark (59.19). The Sabah Civil Service Department is the best on its financial management performance with a top score of 95.80 marking.

This sounds an alarm on why DBKK is having such very poor financial management performance, as it is managing our state capital and it is a city. This result derived by the Auditor General is an indication that the Kota Kinabalu City under the City Mayor Datuk Abidin is not having a good financial planning and proper management on its funding and expenditure. This is actually shameful when KK City Hall can't even beat the fine performance of the Kudat council.

KKMP Hiew King Cheu felt disappointed about this, and he said the KK folks can easily tell from the things happening around Kota Kinabalu that caused the DBKK being given a low mark.

This includes the bad roads, street lights, bus stops, markets, pavements, drains, public utilities, gardens, traffic jam, lack of car parks and many more. These are indications that the public fund and rates payer money are not put into proper use, and there is no maximum returns, plus there are so many public complaints as highlighted by the DAP in the past.

The DBKK should review its financial planning and management especially on the spending. The highly priced contracts, feasibility of projects, maintenance costs, the efficiency and accountability of its management must be looked into because all these contributed to bad financial management in DBKK. The Mayor has to call for emergency meeting to check on why DBKK achieved such low mark.

The Sabah Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Environment is ranking lowest, and this reflected that the ministry has got much to do to restructure on its financial management and be very careful on its spending.

Many government spending were not transparent, and especially were done through closed door negotiations and direct award. We demand for open competitive tender on government jobs but very few have been practiced. There are also many spending that did not benefit the people fully, and it is just for the sack of getting a project going.