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    "id": 524784,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wakhungu",
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        "legal_name": "Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Speaker. I had spoken on this Bill but I had some few minutes remaining. As I had said earlier, I support the Bill. I bring to the attention of the House Article 226(4) of the Constitution. This is about who audits the Auditor-General. He is such a powerful person but we have not heard who is going to audit him. When you read Article 226(4) of the Constitution, it says:- “The accounts of the office of the Auditor-General shall be audited and reported on by a professionally qualified accountant appointed by the National Assembly.” When you go through the Bill, there is no provision on how this accountant will be appointed. I discussed this with the respective Chairman and so when it comes to the Committee of the whole House, we are going to introduce amendments so as to provide for appointment of this person. In other jurisdictions, for example, India the Auditor-General has a term of six years while the rest have five years. This Bill talks of eight years. This is too long. When it comes to the Committee of the whole House, we shall reduce it to two terms of six 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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