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    "id": 540831,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/540831/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A. B Duale",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 15,
        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
        "slug": "aden-duale"
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    "content": "required by the Standing Orders and presented before the Committee on Selection and finally approved last night by the House Business Committee. The Committee ensured that Standing Order No.173 (4) was adhered to. It ensured that no Member who was adversely recommended in the Report---The Report stated that five Members should not be included in the reconstituted PAC. That was adhered to. This is, therefore, a straight matter. The PAC is a very important Committee of this House. It is the one that looks at the accounts of the money that we appropriate to the national Government. Our colleagues in the Senate deal with accounts belonging to the county governments. The PAC has the mandate to look after each and every coin that has been passed in this House for various financial years. If this list of names is approved by this House, the PAC is expected to sit in the shortest time possible in order to elect a Chairman and a Vice-Chairman. I am sure they have a lot of pending reports and accounts to be audited. We want them to rise above regional politics. We want them to stand together united and to make sure that Kenyans get value for the money they pay as taxes. The reconstituted PAC has no choice, but to uphold the dignity of this House. The integrity and the dignity of the Eleventh Parliament under your leadership should be protected by all committees and every Member of this House. I am sure the new PAC will learn a lot from the previous leadership of PAC. Never again in the history of Kenya shall we hear of Kshs5 million, Kshs2 million, or even Kshs10 million. Never again shall we hear of people recording each other and their party leaders. I wanted to say more and more, but I have realized the mood is good and people want to support the new blood. We now have five new Members of PAC.We hope that never again shall we be made to form another committee on privileges and procedures. Hon. Kaluma was a lucky legal officer. He was representing some of the people who appeared before that Committee. I want to thank him because next time when people want to deal with me, I am sure he will offer me free service because he is a good lawyer. Hon. Kaluma, you have stood up and we want to support you. I am told it is called"
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