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    "id": 1464735,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kandara, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Njuguna Chege",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Hon. Temporary Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 44(2)(c), I wish to request for a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security regarding the appointment and conduct of the Chairperson of Betting, Control and Licensing Board, one Ms. Jane Mwikali Makau. Ms Jane Mwikali Makau was appointed as the Chairperson of the Betting, Control and Licensing Board on 20th December 2022. She also serves as the Director of the National Water Harvesting and Storage Authority (NWHSA) and the Chairperson of the Strategy, Technical and Business Development Committee for the same board. Her appointment is in contravention of a court ruling in the Employment and Labour Relations Court, Case No.3 of 2022, where the court held that a person serving as a full-time public officer is not eligible to serve in any other public office. Further, the spouse to Ms Jane Mwikali, Apostle Dr Carace Ownze Toomey, was charged on 14th April 2023 with defrauding a Korean businessman of Ksh54 million in a fake gold transaction. The relation raises questions as to the conduct of the Chairperson. Pursuant to Article 10 of the Constitution, all persons, including State officers and public officers, are bound by the National Values and Principles of Governance as per the Constitution. On 22nd February 2024, while accompanying Mr Fred Afune, Director of Playco Technology Ltd trading as Shabiki.com to an official launch of water tanks in Makueni County, Ms Jane Mwikali Makau, in her speech, lauded the move and invited other betting companies to emulate the same gesture. Her action not only amounts to conflict of interest, but also contravenes the Constitution. Additionally, noting that the Finance Action Task Force (FATF), the global anti-money laundering watchdog recently included Kenya on the list of grey listed countries, there is anxiety that a number of people may use gambling as a means of laundering money, thereby, jeopardising the economy of the country. It is against this backdrop that I seek a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security on the following: 1. Could the Ministry of Interior and National Administration expound on the measures being taken, if any, to address the appointment of the Chairperson which is in contravention of the court ruling in Case No.3 of 2022? 2. Could the Ministry provide the mechanisms put in place to avert cases of conflict of interest in the Board? I, thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker"
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