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    "id": 38093,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mungatana",
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        "legal_name": "Danson Buya Mungatana",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to close by saying that the most pressing and very important public appointment that we have been thinking about is that of the Office of the Attorney-General. But unknown to us, and which was brought to my attention today by some hon. Members, the Constitution requires the Controller of Budget to be appointed. He is the person who will be assigning or approving the release of funds for purposes of various Government departments to execute their mandates. If we do not have that officer in place through this process by 27th August, 2011, we might get ourselves in a problem. That is because there will be nobody who will be approving or releasing the funds that need to be released for Government Ministries to execute their mandates. It is my prayer that the House Business Committee will prioritize the Committee Stage of this Bill so that the officer, who will be looking after our money as a nation, will undergo a proper process, like we propose in this Bill. The country will recall that the initial proposal that was brought by His Excellency the President had to be withdrawn because of very many issues that were raised at the time. I pray that this Bill will be law by the time we are dealing with the Offices of the Controller of Budget and the Attorney-General."
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