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    "speaker_name": "Butere, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Nicholas Mwale",
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    "content": "In a nutshell, just to conclude, before I request my colleague Hon. Oundo to second, the genesis of this report is Article 226(4) of the Constitution which gives the National Assembly powers to appoint a qualified accounting firm that will audit the operations and efficiency of the Office of the Auditor-General. It is on that basis that the Accounting Officer of the National Assembly, the Clerk of the National Assembly, contacted the Public Accounts Committee to go through the process and request the House through this report to approve PKF Kenya LLP partnership as the accounting firm which will audit the Office of the Auditor- General. As we know for us to have effective use of our taxpayer’s money we need to have a strong, robust and efficient accounting firm. This accounting firm is the Office of the Auditor- General. We appreciate the Report and the work of the Office of the Auditor-General (OAG), but we want to have an independent firm that is going to help this House and Kenyans in general, to audit the operations of the OAG. That is why I am pleading with the House to accept this Report. We should allow PKF Kenya to begin its work of auditing the operations and efficiency of the OAG. In conclusion, Hon. Temporary Speaker, I have heard and seen Members who have congratulated His Excellency the President, Dr William Samoei Ruto, for appointments in the Broad-Based Government. I want to take this opportunity as the Vice-Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee to congratulate and appreciate the President for nominating our Chairman, Hon. John Mbadi. By the President appointing Hon. John Mbadi, he ascertained that the Public Accounts Committee has leaders who are brilliant enough to lead this country even at the higher echelons of power, including the Ministry of National Treasury and Economic Planning. I want to assure this House that this Committee is committed and that it is efficient. This Report has been evaluated well by the Committee and I believe that if we pass it, we will make sure that the operations at the OAG are effective, transparent, and of benefit to Kenyans. I want to stop there and request my colleague, a Member of the Committee, Hon. Oundo, the Member of Parliament for Funyula to second the Report. Thank you."
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