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    "id": 1507469,
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    "speaker_name": "Marsabit County, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Naomi Waqo",
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    "content": "competent staff – which most of the time is not the case. In the establishment of any office and recruitment of members of staff, let us have the face of this country. Many a times, the marginalised are not seen. We have qualified people but when you go to those offices, it is limited to a few. I would suggest that any office under any ministry should have the face of Kenya and people of good standing. Clause 8 of the Bill proposes to amend Section 11 of the Act, which is about a vacancy in the office, by providing for conditions under which the position of the Auditor-General shall fall vacant, and proposes how it will be filled for clarity. Any gap creates many problems in any institution, and we cannot afford to have any gap in the Office of the Auditor-General. Once we have this amendment in place, there will be no lacuna. We will fill the office as soon as possible, and the continuation of the work will peak and it will be good. Clause 9 of the Bill seeks to repeal Section 14 on developing and approval of organisational structure. This is also very important because we need to have a proper structure in place for the organisation to be effective and relevant, depending on what is happening in the country. Clause 18 repeals Section 26 of the Act, on meeting and procedures of the Audit Advisory Board. It clarifies that the quorum should be three members instead of five. A quorum of five members affects the operations of the Board because when you do not get quorum, the meeting aborts and it affects the effectiveness of that organisation. Bringing the quorum to three is advantageous in many ways. It also improves the effectiveness since meetings can take place from time to time. That is why it is good to reduce the quorum from five members to three members. Clause 25 amends Section 36 of the Act, which is on performance. It introduces progressive changes. First, it expands the scope of performance audit. Secondly, it replaces public money with public resources, which is broader; and, thirdly, it proposes that performance audits should be done at any time after the completion of any national or county project. This is very important because after the completion of a national or county project, we will not have a long time since the project and everything else will be fresh, and people will be able to debate and bring out everything depending on how the project has been taken, and what has happened. This will help us in accountability. It will also help any contractor to finish the project on time and be accountable enough. With those many remarks, I fully second and support. Thank you."
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