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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Prof.) Nyikal",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "James Nyikal",
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    "content": "This Bill is important because it gives power to the Controller of Budget to delegate. I know that there have been issues on how it is delegated. The Controller of Budget can employ and have officers sent to her office as she needs them. That is extremely important. If you look at the 47 counties that we have to monitor and the national Government, it is obvious that the Office of the Controller of Budget will need a large number of experienced staff. It is important that this Bill gives authority to public officers so that when the Controller of Budget seeks information--- Clause13 (b) makes it mandatory that any public officer will furnish the Controller of Budget with periodic reports on the status of management of budget and public funds in respect of questions raised within each period. So, the same clause provides that a public officer who declines to adhere or respond to what the Controller of Budget needs commits an offence. In this way, we have given adequate powers to him or her. It is important that this Bill recognises that when we do that we need to fund that office. Clause 14 states that Parliament shall provide funds for the Office of the Controller of Budget who is given power to spend the money and makes reports. With that, I support this Bill. It will make the work of the Controller of Budget important for this country. If we were to use these offices that we have put in place without interference from any quarters as some of my colleagues have stated, we will go a long way in making good use of the resources that we have. Members have expressed concern on how delegation will be done and on the use of the seal of the office. These are things that we can address through amendments when we come to the Third Stage. With that I support. 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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