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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Omulele",
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        "legal_name": "Christopher Omulele",
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    "content": "With due respect to the submissions of my senior colleagues, who spoke before me, and with a lot of respect for their submissions, I believe that any nation, or country, in this world must have matters that cannot just be put out there; matters of national security clearly defined and set out, should not then be publicised in any way. Having said that, this proposed Bill protects the public by providing that where these matters are not published openly, then the National Assembly and the President may require the Auditor-General to disclose these special matters to a joint committee of Parliament and the President. This is set out in Clause 40(3). There is no risk that matters will be swept under the carpet, as it were because we, as the National Assembly, shall summon the Auditor-General to come and disclose these matters to us in camera as this Bill has provided. I believe that this Bill shall protect our people and Parliament shall be privy to all the information that the Auditor-General may have in his possession. I am pleased with the provisions of the proposed Clauses 9 and 10, which clearly speak to the independence that is required of this Office of the Auditor-General. These clauses clearly provide that the Auditor-General can conduct investigations on his or her own initiative, and shall obtain all the professional assistance, consultancy or advice from persons or organizations, whether within or outside the Public Service. Having said all these things, and having the benefit of having heard what my colleagues have spoken to, I believe we should move with speed and pass this Bill into law."
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