Kl Mayor Vows To Close Governance Gaps In Wake Of Pac S Report

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Following a Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report flagging weaknesses over land issues in Kuala Lumpur, mayor Maimunah Sharif has vowed to close governance gaps and provide clearer standard operating procedures (SOPs) in land transfer and development matters.
Maimunah said she has positively received the committee’s findings, contained in a 658-page report.
She said the 11 issues raised occurred before she assumed office as mayor a year ago, and they should be used as the basis for the governance reform of Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL).
Maimunah said the implementation of governance reforms was also part of the key performance indicators (KPIs) set for her by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
“I was asked to reform the governance of DBKL, and this is a KPI given to me by the prime minister.
“This report can help me, where the shortcomings are, and I don’t need to do the analysis because the PAC has already done it,” she said when appearing as a guest on the Bernama TV Ruang Bicara programme titled “4Ps Driving Kuala Lumpur Development”, last night.
Maimunah said PAC’s findings will be used as a reference in developing stronger SOPs so that DBKL has a cohesive governance system that can be inherited.
“I want to leave a cohesive system so that the next mayor will look at the system and, God willing, continue it,” she said.
Maimunah further pledged to strengthen internal controls following the PAC report that reprimanded DBKL over land transfer issues.
She said DBKL had begun examining all the issues raised, with a detailed chronology being prepared to identify weaknesses and room for improvement, including measures to strengthen the agency's governance.
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Dr Zaliha Mustafa was previously reported to have instructed the Federal Territories Department and DBKL to examine all the recommendations put forward by PAC.
- Bernama

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