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    "content": "there is no need to worry about it. However, the Bill now sets out clearly the procedure to be followed. I am in support of the procedure to recruit the Secretary to the Commission. It should be competitive and transparent as much as possible. I think we need to limit the number of Commissioners. This idea of having nine commissioners, we should start lowering the number to less than that because the Constitution provides for three to nine. So, we should, as a country, try to reduce the cost of the commissions that we set up. There is an observation in Section 21 and I see this with many of the Bills that are coming with regard to preparation of annual estimates. The annual estimates of the Commission shall be prepared and submitted to the Cabinet Secretary. But it is not clear. It says before the end of the financial year. But we need to be definite about the time. Otherwise the Cabinet Secretary in charge of finance would be waiting for the estimates from this Commission until the last day of the financial year. That will leave the Cabinet Secretary or the Treasury with limited time to put together the budget. I suggest that under Section 21(3), we make it three months before the end of the financial year or beginning of the next financial year. That way, we are clear that the Commission needs to forward the estimates in good time for the Cabinet Secretary responsible for finance to put it together with the other estimates from other Government departments and Ministries and produce the final budget estimates. Finally, I am happy that we have saved the Commission which has already been constituted. I think this Bill is a small one in content; it is a Bill that we can approve and dispose of. Thank you. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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