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    "id": 693265,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Charles Njenga",
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    "content": "Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir, for that clarification and assistance. Article 201 of the Constitution which sets the background to this charge and the particulars, principles of Public Finance and Management Act, 2012; I will only read 201 (a), it says:- “There shall be openness and accountability including public participation in financial matters” There is a constitutional imperative for openness and accountability. There is a requirement by the law and by the Constitution. This is not discretion. It is not an elective duty. It is not a matter where a public officer can decide to do or not to do. It is a constitutional provision that requires observance to the strict letter of the law in all matters of public finance. There is a deliberate distinction on the two facets of Article 201 (a"
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