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    "id": 1464472,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Buuri, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Mugambi Rindikiri",
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    "content": "The Office of the Auditor-General is very central in managing the utilisation of resources that various Government ministries have been entrusted with. Before I accept or not, the Auditor-General is supposed to be holier than thou. This is an institution that is not supposed to be found to have any fault whatsoever and is also supposed to advise on the best performance and utilisation of the resources that various Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) have been given. The Auditor-General is supposed to identify gaps and make recommendations on how to cover them. We rely on the Auditor-General’s Report to flush out corruption in various Government and quasi-government institutions. We expect the Auditor-General to make recommendations and commendations that are not only limited to financial aspects but also processes, including procurement. They are also supposed to advise Government on conformity to international standards of audits. Much as I agree with the Report of the Committee, it has fallen short of one fundamental requirement in the procurement processes. Only two entities brought forward their bid, and one of them, just like what Hon. (Dr) Oundo said, lacked some fundamental documents. I still have to get the specific recommendation that the Committee made convincing us that process of procurement was adhered to. If they convince us that they did not have adequate time, I will say that they are auditing the Reports for Financial Years 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25, meaning they are dying. This institution called Office of the Auditor-General is central, and anything that is associated with it must not give an iota of…"
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