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    "id": 676978,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Aden",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for the opportunity to speak to the Public Finance Management (Amendment) Bill. From the outset, it must be understood that the Public Finance Management (PFM) law is one of the most significant laws that are in existence in our country. We must at all times be prepared to safeguard it to make sure that it is in the best form. Whenever such amendments are brought, we must not allow this law to be used to bring inefficiencies into the way we manage our public finances. It is a good Bill. This Bill amends quite large sections of the PFM Act. When such a thing is happening, it is very important that it is always preceded by the involvement of the Committee where Members can have inputs into these amendments to ensure that by the time it is getting to the Floor of the House, we have a report that guides us. I am guided by your earlier direction that that report is not a necessity for this Bill to be on the Floor of the House. It is wise for us to make the amendments. There are a number of sections which are good. Clause 5 of this Bill is good. It amends Section 10 of the principal Act, where capacity is built in the respective county assemblies in the budget making process. Each county assembly can have the equivalent of our Budget office with experts who can give directions. We will delete Clause 7 of the Bill, which is amending Section 15 of the principal Act. We should not allow that. It will be wrong for us to allow that to happen."
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