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    "id": 611736,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/611736/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Tonui",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1242,
        "legal_name": "Ronald Kiprotich Tonui",
        "slug": "ronald-kiprotich-tonui"
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    "content": "This Bill is very important to us in relation to our role of oversight, which we play as a House. We need to get detailed information from the Executive on how it is using Kenyan taxpayers’ money. That is why the Office of the Auditor-General needs to be empowered by law and financially to ensure that we get that information. This Bill is also critical in ensuring that the public do get access to information on how their money is used or misused by the relevant organs of the State. The Office of the Auditor-General is also critical when it comes to assisting the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission to deal with those who misuse public funds. This Bill should be supported by all of us. It is unfortunate that as a House, we have not been able to fund this office so that it can work effectively. I remember during the last Budget, we were not able to provide about Kshs2 billion which this office required to recruit adequate staff and become efficient in dealing with issues of audit, or audit queries. I believe in the next financial cycle we will rise to the occasion and ensure that the Office of the Auditor- General is allocated adequate funds to ensure that it takes care of the interests of the Kenyan taxpayer. 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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