The Office of the Auditor General (OAG) is the only Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) in Zambia mandated to audit all Government institutions, parastatal organizations, statutory boards, donor funded agencies and any other organisation in which public resources have been invested. The mandate of the Auditor General is derived from Article 249(1) of the Constitution of Zambia (Amendment) No. 2 of 2016, which states that "the shall be an Auditor General for the Republic whose Office shall be a Public Office and who shall, subject to ratification by the National Assembly be appointed by the President"