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    "id": 622888,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kabando wa Kabando",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 31,
        "legal_name": "Kabando wa Kabando",
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    "content": "at one time, for instance, a quarter of the staff at the national office of the Controller of Budget could be composed of individuals coming from other Government entities. That needs to be looked at so that there may not be domination by temporary staff seconded to the Office of the Controller of Budget. I may understand it differently, but that is an issue that needs to be looked at. Finally, I want to emphasise the need for us to invest in the offices that we have created. I have seen common tendencies, for instance, of us dismissing the Office of the Auditor-General when reports that are not favourable to some of us come here or where our interests are subjective and not objective to the national good. Many times we have also seen the Controller of Budget being blamed because of either personality or the transient agenda which may be happening on the political arena. Therefore, raising the threshold on constitutionalism in this office, through this particular Bill, will help cushion against those tendencies. It will also stop us from being escapist in the sense of seeking to admonish or dismiss offices which the Constitution espouses clearly as intended to improve financial discipline in the public sector. In conclusion, I ask all to invest in promotion of good governance, accountability and transparency in matters of public affairs, probity on public good and financial issues, questions of integrity and taking responsibility of all offices. Particularly, in the context of the current issues where matters of finance are being raised as we count down to elections, the Office of the Auditor-General and Controller of Budget are very key. There is also the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and the Office of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC). We should not start skirmishing matters of national importance with matters that are pedestrian."
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