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    "id": 515804,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Machage",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 179,
        "legal_name": "Wilfred Gisuka Machage",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, the problems and the situation of accounting in the country is in a pathetic situation, particularly when you look at the work of the Auditor-General. As Sen. Wetangula said, Section 229 of the Constitution has been breached. This is because we have not moved fast to amend the Public Finance Management Act (PMF) not only to regulate the functions of the Auditor-General, but to also prescribe penalties for his failure to act. That is the only way we will be able to manage the finances at the county level and be able to perform our oversight role. Our Legal Department should look at the PMF Act and see how we can streamline it, especially so as to give lee way for the legislative part of the county government to handle its own monies. The problem we have now in the county government is the executive overburdening the assembly in the pretext of controlling money. So, you find that the Speaker and the county assembly do not have powers because money is controlled by the executive."
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