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    "id": 618933,
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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": "Hon. Speaker, the PAC Report consists of eight parts. Part I comprises background information and the Auditor-General’s findings. Part II consists of the Executive Summary, while Part III focuses on issues for determination. Part IV summarizes witnesses’ and Committee sittings, while Part V is on evidence from witnesses. Part VI covers the Committee’s findings and observations, while Part VII is on culpability. Part VIII is on the Committees’ recommendations. The PAC derives its mandate from Standing Order No. 205(2) of the National Assembly, which provides that it shall be responsible for the examination of the accounts showing the appropriation of the sum voted by the House to meet the public expenditure and such other accounts laid before the House as the Committee may deem fit. The primary mandate of PAC is, therefore, to oversee expenditure of public funds by Ministries, Government departments, constitutional commissions and independent offices to ensure value for money, optimal application of public resources and adherence to Government financial regulation and procedures. The Committee executes its mandate on the basis of annual and special audit reports, such as this one, which was prepared by the Office of the Auditor- General. 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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