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    "id": 1151811,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Faki",
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        "id": 13211,
        "legal_name": "Mohamed Faki Mwinyihaji",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, some of the key observations of the Committee on the Controller of Budget regulations, 2021, were as follows: (i) There has been a challenge with regards to the payment of pending bills. The regulations provide that an up to date schedule of pending bills and payment plans be provided during approval requests as per Regulation 82(C)(iii) of the said regulations. This will enable the Controller of Budget to track the payment of pending bills. However, the relevant laws need to be amended to ensure that correct pending bills are paid as per their approved requisition. (ii) Regulation 22(3) on submission of quarterly reports to the Controller of Budget by 15th day of each quarter contradicts Section 83(3), (5) of the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act 2012. It requires Ministries, departments and agencies (MDA) to submit to the National Treasury and a copy to the Controller of Budget, the quarterly report on the 15th day at the end of every quarter and the National Treasury to submit consolidated quarterly reports to Parliament and a copy to the Controller of Budget by the 5th day after the end of each quarter. (iii)The penalties contained in the regulation are not sufficient to deter non- compliance and; - (iv) The regulations are in line with Article 25(2), (1) (a) of the Constitution which provides that an independent office holder may conduct investigation on his own initiative or on a complaint made by a member of the public. However, the investigation should be restricted to the functions of the Controller of Budget as per the Act."
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