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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, if you go to Part II, it provides the general administration of the Office of the Controller of Budget. For the first time, this Bill, under Clause 3, provides for the appointment of the Controller of Budget which shall be in line with the Constitution. So, Clause 3 basically talks about how the Controller of Budget should be appointed. In discharging the duties of Controller of Budget as provided in Article 228(4) to (6) and Article 252 of the Constitution, the Controller of Budget is under obligation, as provided in Clause 4 of this Bill, to ensure prudent and efficient use of public resources. This is where I want Madam Agnes, if she is watching, to listen to me and to look me in the eye from her television screen. Under Article 228(4) to (6), it is her business to ensure prudent and efficient use of public funds. As a good Muslim and I do not want to lie, public funds are not utilised well in all the counties. There is misuse of public resources. We have officers from the Office of the Controller of Budget in every country including mine and only God knows what they do or what they report to Madam Agnes. She must fulfill that constitutional obligation. The Bill recognises the principle of delegation of powers for better performance of office functions under any circumstance. So, it recognises the principle of delegation of duty. To this end, Clause 8 of this Bill expressively provides for the delegation of powers and duties by the Controller of Budget to the colleagues who work under her. The Controller of Budget may, for the first time under this Bill, delegate her powers in writing to any of the employees in the Office of the Controller of Budget. Secondly, under delegation in Clause 8, the Controller of Budget now has the powers to instruct in writing any of her staff to perform any duties of his or her Office as long as that officer is competent enough to do it. The Controller of Budget is empowered again, under Clause 9, if you look at the Bill, to recruit and appoint staff to the Office of the Controller of Budget in consultation with the Public Service Commission (PSC) to decide on the remuneration and the benefits of such salaries and commissions. Yes, the Controller of Budget is an independent Office like the Auditor-General, the Judiciary, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), the Ethics and Anti- 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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