“…To salvage this, studies have suggested adoptions of better internal systems for controlling the operations of the NGOs and ensuring prevention of fraudulent activities (Omwaka & Wanyoike, 2016;Kituku, 2014;Rotich, 2014). Empirical studies suggest that effectiveness of internal financial controls should be considered critical because its purpose is ostensibly to detect and prevent fraud and errors which can adversely affect organizations financial performance (Meiss, Naumik-Gladka, Krivtsova, & Liadova, 2017;Dikan, Deineko, & Kalinkin, 2017;Isroilov, Abduganiyev, & Ibragimov, 2020). According to Kembauw, Munawar, Purwanto, Budiasih, and Utami (2020), an effective financial control is critical in ensuring that organizational resources are allocated and utilized in an open, responsible and accountable manner, so as to ensure the operational and financial goals of the organization are met.…”