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    "speaker_name": "Rangwe, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) Lilian Gogo",
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    "content": " Thank you very much Hon. Temporary Speaker and grandson of Asumbi. I rise to second the Report of the Public Investments Committee on Energy and Commercial Affairs. I thank my Hon. Chairman for being very elaborate and intentional in presenting it to the extent that it is very clear. Allow me to mention that audit committees are generally not punitive. We do not undertake audits to punish anybody. We want our institutions that are audited thereof to adopt best practices according to what has been put down for them, so that they can account for public funds and public resources but even better still, we deliver the best for this nation. With that in mind, the Report has general recommendations that have been made by the Committee. It was observed that there were general poor accounting standards and incapacity of some accounting officers in the specific organisations that were reviewed. To that extent, due advice was given so that they can adopt best practices. It was also noted that there was a long-time span of pending pertinent matters. We found audit issues that were pending from as far back as 2013. The Committee endeavoured to make sure that most of such matters are resolved. Where there was need to submit documentary evidence to support the audit queries, there were less submissions of such. Another important observation the Committee seriously pursued is the unsecured and un-titled land holdings for those particular organisations. We realised that those particular organisations hold land in trust for the public. Therefore, this is public land. However, the Committee observed that there is laxity to secure title deeds for those particular state corporations for the land they hold in trust for the public. It is important to note that the Committee has been extremely firm in discharging its mandate so that what is due to the public is rightfully used. Besides, if there is money that has been generated for the interest of the public, because this is the Public Investment Committee on Energy and Commercial Affairs, the Committee has been firm that the money has to be properly accounted for. If there is also money that has been obtained from whatever source, it must be well accounted for and properly used. As we deliver this Report to the House, I thank the Committee because it has been committed to its work. Members of the audit committees, especially this Committee, sit for many hours looking at the audit queries and generating reports. I thank my Chairperson for bringing up the issue on the EPRA substantive Managing Director. It was a public concern that he irregularly got into office. From the Report, it is good that we give people a chance. Sometimes, insinuations are created so that particular individuals can occupy those offices because of their ethnicity. As it were, the Committee dug for the right information to prove that the Managing Director was legally in office. This matter was cleared. He is rightfully in office with eight years of experience in a similar position."
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