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    "id": 611817,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Eng.) Gumbo",
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        "legal_name": "Nicholas Gumbo",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, having said so, the Bill before the House is very important. However, I would like to correct the impression being created by some of my colleagues; that it is a constitutional Bill. This is not a constitutional Bill but rather a Bill which has got a constitutional timeline, and which should have been accomplished last year. It is a fact that the role of Parliament and that of the Office of the Auditor General – which carries out public audit – are almost similar. Their role is to promote good governance and accountability in the public sector to ensure proper safeguards of public resources placed in the hands of public officers. This is the underlying theme behind the need of ensuring independence of this important constitutional office. It is, however, not possible to guarantee independence where an institution does not enjoy financial autonomy; or where that same institution we are calling independent has to answer to other agencies of the Government, particularly with regard to staff recruitment."
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