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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Eng.) Gumbo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for the opportunity to contribute to this Bill. This is a very important Bill in that it provides for a constitutional office, which is very useful and necessary in ensuring that the money that this country collects from its citizens is used responsibly. A lot has been said by my colleagues and I do not want to repeat it. I want to refer to Article 228(4) of the Constitution which says: “The Controller of Budget shall oversee the implementation of budgets of the national and county governments authorising withdrawals from the public funds under Articles 204, 206 and 207.” The provision of Article 228(4) has been given an implementation procedure through a provision of this Bill, which we hope to develop into a statute under Clause 4. Clause 4 states that in the performance of his or her functions under Articles 228 (4) to (6) and 252, the 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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