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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Gikaria",
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        "legal_name": "David Gikaria",
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    "content": "Lastly, Clause 8 is about the determination of remuneration. It stipulates details, subject to Article 230. We need to be careful here. The Salaries and Remuneration Commission is the body that has been vested with the responsibility of saying how much should be given in terms of remuneration. This Bill seeks to give the same function to the Auditor- General, so that he can decide how much money his employees should be given. This is something we need to look into and come up with some amendments. The powers found under Clause 9 are very important. They will enable the Office of the Auditor General to conduct investigations through their own initiative. This is important. Yesterday we saw Senator Sonko carrying a lot of documents, and trying to raise the red flag. It has been written by so many other quarters that a particular institution is misusing its resources, but we see nothing happening. The Auditor-General should carry out his own audit. They do not need to rely on an alarm raised by Senator Sonko or any other person. We want the Auditor-General to take up this responsibility. They do not have to wait until the red flag has been raised for them to start an investigation. Of course, they can also seek professional assistance. If they think that they are incapacitated in terms of the personnel within their office, the law gives them the power to engage professionals. The professionals will be able to do an audit of a particular department and give a very comprehensive report that can be relied on to stop wastage and bring to book the people who will have misappropriated public funds. I agree with the independence aspect, and it has been spoken about. However, I disagree with my colleague, the Minority Chief Whip, where he says that the Auditor- General should take an oath before the President. I think the way it is, an oath before the Chief Justice is a very good idea, so that he does not feel intimidated by the presence of the Executive."
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