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    "id": 611818,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/611818/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Eng.) Gumbo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Nicholas Gumbo",
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    "content": "I have a list of members of staff who hold positions of public accountability. Looking at the Bill before us, the Accounting Officer in the Office of the Auditor General, as per Clause 161(b) of the proposed Bill, is the Senior Deputy Auditor-General. This Bill somehow says that the recruitment of senior officers, including that of the Accounting Officer, will be carried out by the Public Service Commission. With all due respect, this provision definitely begs serious questions. Having an accounting officer in the Office of the Auditor General – which is an independent constitutional office – who is answerable to the Auditor-General or the Public Service Commission is not tenable. It is a fact that whoever pays the piper calls the tune. How are we going to make this office independent when its accounting officer is going to be appointed by somebody else? How are we going to engender independent decisions, considering the fact that the same Clause 16 makes the Senior Deputy Auditor General the head of administration and management at the Office of the Auditor-General?"
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