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"content": "The court then ruled in August 2021. The case was quickly determined, from March to August. The judgement was against NPSC. The NPSC was ordered that it should pay a monthly rent of Ksh750,000, which was close to half of the rent that was being paid in total from 10th December 2018 when negotiations were done between Swara Safari and the NPSC. A total of Ksh24,750,000 for the period, plus cost of the suit, was determined against the NPSC. It is very interesting because, as we speak, we do not even know the actual owner of the property. What is interesting is that NPSC were required to have done a search. They did a search in 2016 and entered the contract in December 2018, two years later. Obviously, common sense, which I hear is common but sometimes uncommon to many, dictates they should have done another search. We know how Kenya is; property changes hands almost monthly or every day. Due diligence was not undertaken. Therefore, we have recommended that the Ethics and Anti- Corruption Commission looks into this matter with a view to prosecute those who have occasioned loss of public funds. In conclusion, I wish to register my appreciation to the Members of the Committee that I mentioned, the Offices of the Speaker and Clerk of the National Assembly, Parliamentary Liaison, Offices of the Auditor-General and the National Treasury, for facilitating the work of the Committee and making the production of this Report possible. Special appreciation goes to the Directorate of Committee Services and, in particular, members of the Secretariat for their commitment and devotion to duty. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I want to state that those who have been Members of Audit Committees know how much time it takes to prepare the Report. You, at times, have to work past midnight for the whole week to make sure that these reports are ready. Being a Member of the Public Accounts Committee is like working in an office. In the 10th and 11th parliaments, we were warned by our seniors then, that being a member of the Public Accounts Committee is very risky for your re-election because you are here most of the time. However, we have tried to balance that with constituency work and I want to thank my Members for being diligent. We have only missed one sitting for lack of quorum ever since this Committee was constituted in October 2022. Hon. Temporary Speaker, on behalf of the Public Accounts Committee, I now wish to move and urge the House to adopt this Report and the recommendations therein. I want to request a very dedicated Member of my Committee, Hon. (Dr.) Ojiambo Oundo, Member of Parliament for Funyula, to second the Motion. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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