{"id":42417,"date":"2026-01-27T10:07:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T08:07:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/?p=42417"},"modified":"2026-01-27T10:07:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T08:07:34","slug":"eac-central-banks-internal-audit-conference-opens-in-juba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/27\/eac-central-banks-internal-audit-conference-opens-in-juba\/","title":{"rendered":"EAC Central Banks Internal Audit Conference Opens in Juba"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>By Lodu William Odiya<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The 10th Internal Audit Conference for East African Community (EAC) Central Banks has officially opened in Juba, bringing together delegates from Somalia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Kenya.<br \/>\nIn statement issued by the central bank yesterday, the conference focuses on data governance, digital maturity, and strengthening governance, risk, and compliance frameworks as central banks across the region undergo digital transformation.<br \/>\nBank of South Sudan Governor, Johnny Ohisa Damian expressed appreciation to EAC partner states for selecting South Sudan as the host country.<br \/>\n\u201cHe emphasized the growing significance of internal auditing in the digital age, noting that internal audit functions must evolve to provide insights that support innovation and strengthen digital systems\u201d the statement partly read.<br \/>\nHe added that the conference provides a platform for sharing experiences aimed at enhancing digital governance and financial integration, boosting public trust, and supporting sustainable economic growth.<br \/>\nMeanwhile, the First Deputy Governor for Policy and Banking, Yanga Mikaya, welcomed the delegates and urged them to engage in discussions that will positively impact the regional economy.<br \/>\nAlso, Abraham Dut Malek, BoSS Director of Internal Audit Department reiterated the importance of cooperation among EAC member states and called on internal auditors to play a proactive role in strengthening institutional frameworks.<br \/>\nThe event is held under the theme \u201cReimagining Internal Audit in the Digital Era to Drive Transformation.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lodu William Odiya The 10th Internal Audit Conference for East African Community (EAC) Central Banks has officially opened in Juba, bringing together delegates from Somalia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Kenya. In statement issued by the central bank yesterday, the conference focuses on data<a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/27\/eac-central-banks-internal-audit-conference-opens-in-juba\/\">[Read More&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":42418,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[84,79],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-finance","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Confrrence.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42417","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42417"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42417\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42419,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42417\/revisions\/42419"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42418"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42417"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}