{"id":611792,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/611792/?format=json","text_counter":185,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. G.W. Omondi","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":1169,"legal_name":"George Washinton Mallan Omondi","slug":"george-washinton-mallan-omondi"},"content":"Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the other thing that has been lacking in the previous Bill is credibility. The Auditor-General could audit, check books and eventually simply say that the books were not properly kept. This Bill, more so in Clause 53, gives the Auditor-General powers to recommend the withholding of funds. So, in other words, the entities being audited, knowing very well that the Auditor-General has got teeth to bite, will be more careful and will take the Auditor-General’s recommendations seriously."}