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    "id": 976845,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve",
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        "legal_name": "Getrude Musuruve Inimah",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to support this important Bill. I commend what Sen. Farhiya has said with regards to the issue of lifestyle audit. This Bill is coming at a time when everyone is talking about fighting corruption. It will be effective if this is enshrined in law. The issues of corruption are endemic among public servants. One thing that public servants need to know is that when one is a public officer, they are there as a servant to serve people. You need to have a lot of integrity when serving people. Chapter Six of the Constitution on Leadership and Integrity is very clear. You cannot talk about leadership without talking about issues of integrity. When we talk about leadership, we are saying that a leader must be trustworthy. They must put others first, be concerned about others and demonstrate that they are there to serve the people. Based on Chapter Six of the Constitution, there is no way a public servant can be effective if he or she does not have integrity because integrity is a core characteristic in leadership. You cannot be an efficient leader if you do not have integrity. Madam Temporary Speaker, this Bill seeks to ensure that public servants have the appropriate qualities as Chapter Six of Constitution demands. Most of the time, when public servants go for job interviews, they are asked about issues contained in Chapter Six, but some of them have not even looked at it to know what it entails. When public servants go for job interviews, they should be asked to enumerate what is in Chapter Six of the Constitution. It should become part of the interview process to find out whether they really know what Chapter Six is all about. Many people talk about Chapter Six, but they do not know its contents. Therefore, there is a need for public servants to know about the contents of Chapter Six. This sensitization should be done in all public offices. In fact, Chapter Six of the Constitution should be in the charter of most organizations because many people are not aware of its nitty-gritties. Madam Temporary Speaker, I support this Bill with regards to Clause 3 that talks about standards of conducting an audit. One of the standards is objectivity. Objectivity means that whoever is conducting an audit must be objective, impartial and not be lopsided in any way. Any audit should be done in such a manner to achieve a certain objective. The objective should be to ensure that the person in the office is adhering to Chapter Six of Constitution. That should be the objective of carrying out an audit. If that is not the objective, then there is no need of carrying out an audit. If the audit is based on malice or something not formidable, then a lot of resources will be wasted for good reason. This Bill also talks about confidentiality and professionalism; that an audit should be conducted in a professional manner. The audit should not be done by people who are learning on the job, or people who desire a certain outcome from the audit. It should be an objective one where a genuine investigation is carried out and then you are told what was discovered. You should not make the discovery and then go and do an audit. An audit should be impartial and not about catching someone. It should be something that is done in a professional manner and seeks to ensure that you are someone of integrity. An audit should also be carried out within the existing standards of any The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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