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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, on 7th June, 2004, the Central Bank of Kenya’s US Dollar Account held with City Bank NA New York was credited with US$4,744,444.44. The credit message from Citibank, N.A, New York to the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) stated that the credit was made by Order Schroder and Company Bank, AG, Zurich as per instructions received from their client Anglo Leasing and Finance Company Limited, being refund related to the Forensics Laboratory Project. Further the instructions were that the amount should be credited to the Ministry of Finance, Nairobi, Kenya. Upon re-confirmation of credit of funds amounting to US$4,744,444.44 in their account at Citibank, N.A New York, on 14th June 2004, the CBK credited the Consolidated Fund Services Account R50 of public debt with the equivalent of Kshs375, 285,555.20 at the exchange rate of about Kshs80 per dollar and advised the Ministry of Finance. Mr. Speaker, Sir, Anglo Leasing and Finance Company Ltd. also made another refund in respect of contract Immigration Security and Documents Control Project. The contract signed on 4th December 2003 between the Government of Kenya and Anglo Leasing and Finance Company Ltd. had a contract sum of Euro31.9 million, equivalent to Kshs3.3 billion. Under this contract, the Government, through the Office of the Vice- President and Ministry of Home Affairs made one payment of Euro956, 900 to Anglo Leasing and Finance Company Ltd. Mr. Speaker, Sir, on 14th May 2004, the CBK’s Euro Account held with ABN AMRO Bank, N.V, Amsterdam was credited with Euro956, 900. The credit message from ABN AMRO Bank N.V, Amsterdam to the CBK stated that the credit was made by Order Shrowder and Company Bank, AG, Zurich as per instructions received from their client Anglo Leasing and Finance Company Ltd. being refund related to Kenya’s Immigration and Security Document and Border contract. Further, the instructs were that the amount should be credited to the Office of the Vice-President and Ministry of Home Affairs. Upon re-confirmation of credit of funds amounting to Euro956, 900 in their account at ABN AMRO Bank, N.V, Amsterdam on 18th May 2004, the CBK credited the Paymaster General Account, R-005, that is, Recurrent Expenditure Account of the Ministry of Home Affairs with the equivalent amount of Kshs93, 370,954.25. The CBK advised the Office of the Vice-President and Ministry of Home Affairs of the credit. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Anglo Leasing and Finance Company Ltd. contract is a subject under investigations by the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC). Records show that at the time of the transactions, the directors of Anglo Leasing and Finance Company Ltd. were Mr. Colyn Flynn, Ms. Ludmila Katuschenko and Dr. Merlyn Kettering. In conclusion, I wish to state that all payments made by the Government to Anglo Leasing and Finance Company Ltd. have been returned. The total amount received by the Government in respect of these two contracts is Kshs468, 656,509.45."
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