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"content": "I will bring a substantive Motion on the matter so that we can discuss public officers whose complacency can lead to the loss of revenue and property that belongs to Kenyans. We live in a country where we need to protect its assets and taxpayers from the loss. It is miraculous that after I requested the Statement, the National Treasury said that it was not aware and drafted an affidavit that night. You can see the court’s judgment. The judge waited for the National Treasury to file a replying affidavit on the issue, but they failed. Maybe in due course, it will come out clearly who the collaborators and masterminds were who wanted to make a kill out of this deal. I thank the Chairperson. If you have anything else you are doing in your Committee, I beseech you that this should be a priority because we will save the taxpayer a whopping Ksh1.6 billion. Even without a budget, the National Treasury can use Article 223 of the Constitution to pay off UBA Bank Ksh162 million, and we remain with our assets. The Government can take it compulsorily because we had already loaned Uchumi Ksh1.2 billion, and we have 14 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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