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"speaker_name": "Kibwezi East, WDM – K",
"speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Jessica Mbalu",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to support my Chairman on the request for us to be given space to examine these accounts. Given that there is a lot of work for the Auditor-General - we endorsed her appointment the other day - as Parliament, we have a lot on our table. The players in the examination process are always the Auditor-General’s Office, the National Treasury and witnesses. We also interact with many documents and a lot of information. The PAC, being an oversight committee is like a court of law. We need to look at the demeanour of a witness. We have had issues when doing it virtually. Sometimes, the witnesses take advantage. Now that we have Members like Hon. Aden Duale coming in... We want to welcome you but we have been doing very well. So, we really need space. We pray that you give us that space from where we can work. I support the Leader of the Minority Party. I think County Hall can do us better. In addition, given the timeline on the examination and presentation of the audited accounts, I support the Chairman. I believe that is also the voice of the other Members."
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