Internal Audit Practices and Organisational Performance of the Public Sector: A case of Bukedea District Local Government

Abstract

"This study focused on examining the impact of internal audit practices on organizational Performance of Public Sector in Uganda; using a case of Bukedea District Local Government.” "Particularly, the examination concentrated on exploring the impact of administration forms/structures; inside control frameworks; and review hazard administration on hierarchical execution of Bukedea region nearby government." "The investigation used a cross sectional research outline that embraced both subjective and quantitative methodologies." "Surveys and face-to-face interaction guides were used to gather information from a target population of 174.” Subjective data was dissected using content and topical examination; while quantitative data was examined methodically using descriptive statistical measurements and inferential examination.” “This study found out that processes/structures accounts for 84.6% of the organizational performance and other factors accounts for only 12%; internal control systems was found to account for 83.9% of the organizational performance and other factors only 16.1% ; and audit risk management accounts for 88.0% of organizational performance and other factors account for only 12%, implying that all these dimension of the study have significant influence on the performance of Bukedea DLG.” “The study recommended strengthening of enforcement of governance processes/structures; internal control systems; and audit risk management to enhance organizational performance.”