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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Under Article 229 of our Constitution, the Auditor-General is approved by this House before appointment to office. His job description is entirely to audit all public entities funded from public funds and make a report to Parliament on whether public funds have been expended lawfully and in an effective way. Under Article 229(8), Parliament has an obligation to consider, debate and take appropriate action on the reports of the Auditor-General. The Office of the Auditor-General, therefore, is constitutionally bestowed with the greatest amount of interaction with the House in the performance of its oversight role. That is why it is important in this Communication to separate the matter of his removal from office from the other parliamentary obligations that subsist to his office and are not in any way subject to the court orders. Further, as you are aware, the Office of the Auditor-General and Parliament have had a mutual working relationship and in the past, it has raised queries relating to the financial audit of other accounting officers. Courts have also not restrained the National Assembly from considering such matters. This relationship between the Auditor-General and the House must, therefore, not only be cordial, but of utmost integrity especially where questions of integrity are raised. Hon. Members, in the present situation, I am of the view that the Court Order has not impeded the National Assembly from exercising oversight under Article 95(5) of the Constitution for the reason that the Court Order in question is limited in scope and application in that, it only seeks to stop the Committee from taking actions for the removal of the Auditor- General from office under Article 251 of the Constitution and is also limited to the particular 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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