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    "id": 1097416,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Garissa Township, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Aden Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. My chairman has ably moved this Motion. This Report was presented to the PAC after thorough due diligence was carried out by the competent Office of the Clerk of the National Assembly and his officers through a transparent, free and fair, competitive procurement process. This matter is before this House in line with Article 226(4) of the Constitution that gives powers and requires the National Assembly of the Republic of Kenya to appoint a professionally qualified accountant to audit and report on the financial statements of the Office of the Auditor-General, an independent office that the architecture of the Constitution 2010 felt was important in addressing the old age question of who audits the auditor through this provision. So, the framers of the Constitution, both in letter and spirit – in the old system, nobody was auditing the Auditor-General. That is why many people in Kenya do not know that the hunter himself must be audited because the hunter receives resources appropriated by this House. The Auditor-General is given resources just the way the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and the Controller of Budget get money. So, as the Auditor-General hunts down those who misuse public resources within the ambit of the three arms of Government and independent institutions and commissions, he himself will be accountable to the people of Kenya. Hon. Speaker, I really want to thank you because another arm of Government that is supposed to protect and interpret the Constitution decided to blatantly and arrogantly write to you that they do not want to be accountable to the resources appropriated. When we got that letter that was sent to you by the Chief Justice – I do not blame the Chief Justice. I think some people within the corridors of the Judiciary misadvised the new Chief Justice. In fact, I feel that they wrote for her that letter and she just signed. For about a week, I told the chairman, “Let us wait for the response from our Speaker and a leader of another arm of Government”. Hon. Speaker, when we got that letter in the Committee, I told the chairman, “Let us have about 30 minutes”. I was seated next to Hon. Otiende Amollo, Senior Counsel. I told him, let us first read this letter that you wrote. Hon. Speaker, if you compare the two letters, it is basically what the function of the Auditor-General is. The primary role of the Auditor-General in Kenya is to oversee or play the assurance role of ensuring accountability within the three…"
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