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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale",
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        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to congratulate the Senator for Mandera County and Chairman of the Committee on Finance, Commerce and Economic Affairs for that Statement. I would also like to use this opportunity to point out that some of the issues that he has mentioned have immediate challenges. Maybe, as Committee, we should device, either through this House or through communications with the National Assembly, a way in which we can address the issue of budgeting. Unless the office of the Auditor-General is adequately funded especially by way of human resource, now that we have got 48 governments, we need proper auditing mechanisms around these 48 centres. Over and above that, it is important that we give sufficient funds to the institution of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) because of the many recommendations will arise from the decisions of the Committee on Finance, Commerce and Economic Affairs which will come from the reports of the Auditor-General. The Committee will recommend that the EACC takes over. We need to adequately fund that Commission. Mr. Speaker, Sir, finally, but not least, we also need to adequately fund the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. Without that kind of funding the question of audit becomes a fairy tale. We have to make it practical and provide enough funds for Mr. Tobiko to recommend people to be sued and, the EACC to go to the bottom of everything and the Auditor-General to have quality reports by attracting proper professionals from our universities to take up jobs in audit. Thank you."
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