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    "content": "to have all theinformation so that we do not do anything that would otherwise ground services. I think that is why the Constitution boldly provides in Section 48 I hope my memory is serving right that before any matter that requires expenditure is passed in this House, it ought to have the consent of the President or it should be moved by the Minister. The reason is that as a nation, we only have one basket. We need to look at how we share that basket so that we are able to share it equitably and in a responsible manner that does not ground services. Therefore, I would encourage both the Minister and this Committee to sit down and look at the envelope at hand and see how best to make it fit our desires. Otherwise, it is my belief that this Motion is very noble and the ideas in it are good. All that is remaining is for us, as hon. Members, to add our wisdom or contribution to it to form the proposals so that they can become law as is being proposed. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would particularly ask the Committee to look at the proposal to delete Section 6(b), 7(e) and 8(b) of the current CDF Act. They should see whether deleting them is not actually introducing opaqueness. We must look for systems that open up our operations not only to our constituents but to the relevant line officers and Ministries that may wish to question what we are doing. We are a watchdog institution, we must lead by example and must also open ourselves to scrutiny. Scrutiny sometimes is irritating but it is necessary for a system to function. That is why even the Government of the day has to live with very severe criticism because if we do not live with that, then we cannot improve. We might all slip into our comfort zones. With those very many remarks, I beg to support."
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