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    "id": 683794,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Eng.) Gumbo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Nicholas Gumbo",
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    "content": "The agenda of the meeting was to discuss policy matters surrounding the entire public finance cycle and tackle the challenges encountered by oversight committees in execution of their mandate. The meeting resolves that:- (i) All agencies implementing resolutions of Parliament including the DPP, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission and the Attorney-General’s Office will report to Parliament every six months on the status of the implementation. (ii) There will be regular meetings between the Controller of Budget and the Departmental Committees of the National Assembly on the Controller of Budget Annual Reports on the Budget implementation. (iii) Treasury will give an annual memorandum on the implementation of the recommendations of PAC and PIC. (iv) Accounting Officers to strictly adhere to audit timelines as per the Constitution. This will be done, among others, offering timely and full responses to management letters by the Auditor-General. To this end, it was resolved that all responses to issues under management letters shall not be considered in oversight committee deliberations. (v) The National Treasury to enforce the external resources policy to curb under- collection of AIA. (vi) Engagement between all agencies and Parliament will be cordial and mutually respectful. All agencies will in turn work in synergy and appreciate each other’s work. (vii)The big nine round table meeting will be held annually. (iix) The President and the National Treasury to enforce the Parastatal Reform Policy (Mwongozo) by immediately hastening the Bill that seeks to harmonise all relevant laws. (ix) The Director of Criminal Investigations and the DPP to second officers to PAC and PIC to facilitate timely investigations and subsequent prosecution where culpability is apparent on Accounting Officers or witnesses. The Committee is confident that all the arms of the Government working in synergy will see more prudent use of public funds. Even as we pursue audit queries, the Committee is trying to build capacity of Accounting Officers by proactively engaging them."
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