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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "(i) It gives the general provisions applicable to the Office of the Controller of Budget. (ii) There are provisions that specifically deal with the administration of the Office of the Controller of Budget in terms of the administrative structures. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, if you look at Article 228 of the Constitution, under the sub-heading “Controller of Budget”, it talks about having a Controller of Budget who shall be nominated by the President with the approval of Parliament. It outlines the qualifications of the Controller of Budget. The Controller of Budget shall be subjected to Article 251 of the Constitution. The term of office of the Controller of Budget is pegged at eight years just like the term of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). The powers of the Controller of Budget is to approve and withdraw public funds from all the accounts including the Consolidated Fund Account unless she is satisfied that the withdrawal will not take effect. More importantly, the Controller of Budget is under obligation to submit her reports, every four months, to the both Houses of Parliament. That is what the Constitution talks about under Article 228. This Bill is trying to create an Act of Parliament on basic administration and how that office can be governed. When I go to the specifics, Part I of the Bill relates to the normal preliminary provisions of the Bill that cites the Act and defines words and expressions that are used in the Bill, just like any other Bill. It talks about the objects of the Bill."
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