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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ababu",
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        "legal_name": "Ababu Tawfiq Pius Namwamba",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, I do not wish to belabor the point that both Messrs. Mbadi and A.B. Duale have stated. I would wish not to associate myself with the same. In doing so, I have actually been struggling. I got this report about an hour ago and I have been struggling to go through it in preparation for the debate. In having a flip through it, I must congratulate hon. Keynan for the very good work they have done in putting this report together. This report is so critical. Those of us who have been aware of this matter have really been pained by the whole scenario and we would love nothing better than an opportunity to sufficiently and effectively debate this matter from a point of knowledge and praying that, hon. Speaker, you indulge the House to allow us a few more days. Even as you consider that let me join hon. Duale to also caution that if there are any dark forces out there imagining that they could ride on the extra days to play hanky panky, I want to believe that the Members of this honourable 11th Parliament are beyond cheap influences and that they would want time merely for purposes of acquainting themselves sufficiently with this report so that we can engage in proper debate. I will support that. Hon. Speaker, I would also wish your guidance on a little matter of procedure. The two sister committees of PIC and PAC are principally postmortem committees – we deal with matters that have passed through the hands of the Auditor-General. Indeed, when you look at the Report on Page 4, it does acknowledge that the Committee requested the Office of the Auditor-General to undertake a special audit on the matter and the Inspectorate of State Corporations was also asked to investigate and submit a report to the Committee. However, only prior to the Committee should we be granted extra time. It is for the House to also have access to these two reports, that is, the Special Audit by the Auditor-General and the investigation by the Inspectorate of State Corporations. This is because ordinarily this report would largely arise out of the finding of the two. If those reports have not been tabled in the House, it will be a good opportunity to have them come to the House so that hon. Members, while debating this report would also have the benefit of the findings of the special audit and the investigation by the Inspectorate of State Corporations. It is just a matter of procedure."
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