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    "id": 1128314,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kisumu East, Independent",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Shakeel Shabbir",
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        "legal_name": "Ahmed Shakeel Shabbir Ahmed",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I beg to second. As the Leader of Majority has said, this defunct Fund has done nothing since 1986. It is the same as the Asian Widow’s and Orphan’s Pensions Fund. What beats me is that both Funds have a Board and infrastructure. They have done absolutely nothing and the last transactions were in 1986 and 1987. It is good to wind it up and I am sure there are such other defunct Funds that were set up by the colonial government. The Majority Leader has been kind, this Fund was only meant for Europeans. He said, the ‘government servants’ but they were very particular. It was for the European government servants and no one else and was working with the crown agents. Even if they were alive now and were widows, I do not think any of them would be beneficiaries; not unless we go to the second level. I recommend that this Bill be repealed. When it came to the Committee, we insisted there should be a termination audit. The Leader of the Majority Party has said that there is a termination procedure. I hope part of it is a termination audit to see if there has been mischief. When such Funds are being closed, we certainly find mischief coming in, and if there are any funds, they disappear. We want to ensure people are not allowed to take advantage of this repeal. One year is recommended for the winding up. I think the Attorney-General’s Office, as part of the transition arrangements, should already be informed and ensure they keep a very close eye on any transactions taking place in the last year. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I second."
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