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    "id": 966949,
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    "speaker_name": "Garissa Township, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Aden Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": " Hon. Deputy Speaker, I want to thank Hon. Mboni, one of the serious Members of the Committee on Finance and National Planning. Hon. Atandi is here. I second the Report of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning on the vetting for approval of the nominee for the position of Controller of Budget. Looking at Article 228 of the Constitution, which creates the office of Controller of Budget, I must state that this nominee becomes the second nominee under the Constitution to hold this very important office. This is a constitutional office that reports only to Parliament. It is an office that must not take instructions from any other person or institution. In fact, the National Assembly takes care of the budget-making process. Once we are through with that process, the Controller of Budget oversees its implementation, both at the national and county governments. The office authorises withdrawal of public funds. So, the Controller of Budget, in a layman’s language, holds the key to the door where resources are kept. For example, if you want to spend resources under the Equalisation Fund, you must have the key. The Controller of Budget has the key. If you want to spend money from the Consolidated Fund, the Controller of Budget has the key. Nobody else has the key and nobody else can authorise resources to be spent from these funds. If you want to give money to county governments, the only person who has the key to the county funds is the Controller of Budget. Let us be very critical as a House. Under the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, the checklist on how to vet a nominee is well documented. Has the nominee been cleared by the EACC? Dr. Margaret has been cleared by the EACC. She has no case pending or investigations ongoing. Does she have the certificate of good conduct from the DCI that she has no pending criminal case? Dr. Margaret has complied with that provision. Is she tax compliant when she was sitting on the chair? She is tax compliant. It is good to remind the House one person, when being vet, was not tax compliant. Some people went out there and decided to sanities her. What happened? I really wanted the Members to read judgements of the courts. On the National Land Commission, the Judge of the Industrial Court said Parliament or the Committee of Parliament was trying to sanities the tax compliant issue of a nominee. Dr. Margaret is tax compliant. The nominee for Controller of Budget has paid her HELB loan. Once you deal with those four critical institutions, the nominee has experience and educational qualifications. Beyond reasonable doubt, the Committee has said that. When we come to the House, either to support or to oppose, we must work and act within those perimeters. I heard on the corridors of Parliament that we were promised… There is nothing that was promised."
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