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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ndiema",
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        "legal_name": "Henry Tiole Ndiema",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, thank you for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this very important Bill, which I support provided that the necessary amendments are brought into place at the appropriate time. The role of the audit office cannot be overemphasized in this time and era. A financial system cannot be effective without an efficient and capable audit office. The task of the auditor is enormous especially now, because previously the Auditor-General was dealing with limited funds to audit, he was also auditing one Government but we now have 48 governments and it is the same Auditor-General who is supposed to audit. In addition, there are so many other new commissions that have been established under the Constitution and their audit again largely lies on that office. Compounding that is a complicated situation that we are in currently, in terms of rampant theft of Government property, misappropriation and fraud which previously was not at the level it is but it is something that we have admitted and it is a threat to development of our country which we must tackle. The only office that is mandated by law or is expected to address abuses by public servants or offices is that office of the Auditor-General. Therefore, it is necessary that they are facilitated in terms of necessary and proper legislation to empower them to carry out their functions and also be provided with adequate resources, considering the amount of work that they have now and the funding level that they get. Sometimes when we meet the Auditor-General, we get the feeling that The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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