The Auditor General, Junias Kandjeke, is calling for stronger government accountability when it comes to the usage of taxpayers' money.

Kandjeke, who was speaking at the Government Information Centre, says taxpayers deserve to know how the money is spent, and if misused, the representatives must answer for it, and actions should be taken.

"So what is important now is when the government is collecting money from the taxpayers, that money should be authorised by their representatives in the National Assembly and in Parliament. As a result, now accountability plays a role; they should inform the taxpayer, who is the public, how that money was used, and then if the money was not used properly, they have to answer for that one, and action has to be taken."

Kandjeke explained what government accountability means when it comes to handling taxpayers' money.

"In my view, government accountability means that those institutions of the central government, including those who are leading institutions, those who are also leading councils or local authorities and any other government institutions, are held accountable for their decisions, and they must respond to the questions related to how they have used those resources or those public resources which were given to them."

He maintained holding leaders accountable is key to protecting public money and keeping the public's trust in government.