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    "id": 520328,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ababu",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Ababu Tawfiq Pius Namwamba",
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    "content": "I thought my time had run out. It is okay then. We have told the Auditor-General in no uncertain terms that this country cannot wait until May 2015. So, we have urged the Auditor-General that he must submit the audited accounts for the 2013/2014 Financial Year to this House in the next 60 days. We do that to be able to maintain this momentum and tradition of ensuring that we now remain up to date. I am also happy that the work of this Committee is already affecting legislation positively. Out of the deliberations of this Committee, Government has already submitted two very important Bills to this House. These are the Public Audit Bill, 2014 and the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Bill, 2014. These two pieces of legislation will address some fundamental issues that the Committee has pointed out as requiring very urgent attention. Among those is the big issue of confidential expenditure. I am pleased that Clause 40 of the Public Audit Bill has made effort to address that particular matter. As a Committee, we have already met the Auditor-General and discussed with him the content of that Bill. We have agreed on certain areas that will require to be enhanced and improved. This Committee, working together with the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade of this House, will definitely be improving on the Public Audit Bill and supporting it fully. The same goes for the Public Procurement and Asset The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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