{"id":560808,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/560808/?format=json","text_counter":390,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Njuki","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":1372,"legal_name":"Onesmus Muthomi Njuki","slug":"onesmus-muthomi-njuki"},"content":"Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I listened to Members complain about Article 115. It is as if the President is supposed to rubber-stamp what we discuss in this House. The introduction of a new clause shows that Article 115 is critical in ensuring that he enriches what may have emanated from this House. I support this amendment for two reasons. Unlike the other clauses which we were trying to discuss, this is a succession or a transition clause. What should happen if that very important office of the Auditor-General fell vacant is critical. Giving the mandate to the Public Service Commission to appoint the person who should take over from the Auditor-General gives merit rather than allowing prejudiced appointment of probably junior staff to hold the position for a few days. This gives credibility to the transition period. Secondly, it allows institutional memory now that they will pick the senior-most member of the audit team. It allows the institution to have a good transition whereby whatever was happening can be carried through in the three months and then we can have an interview to appoint a substantive auditor-general."}