{"id":622805,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/622805/?format=json","text_counter":226,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Ochieng","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":2955,"legal_name":"David Ouma Ochieng'","slug":"david-ouma-ochieng"},"content":"Our new Constitution distinguishes the two roles that were merged into one before the promulgation of the Constitution, namely, the role of the Office of the Auditor-General and that of the Controller of Budget. The Controller of Budget is at the gate where people enter. The Office of the Auditor-General is at the exit. At the entry, the Controller of Budget is in-charge of ensuring that taxpayers’ money is withdrawn and spent for the purposes for which it is meant."}