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    "content": "(b) In November 2023, Kevin Gachagua and Keith Ikinu, the proxies of His Excellency Rigathi Gachagua, acquired Treetops Lodge, a high-end hotel situated in Nyeri County. Sometimes, in August 2024, His Excellency Rigathi Gachagua publicly admitted that his family had acquired this property. (c) His Excellency Rigathi Gachagua and his proxies also acquired Olive Gardens Hotel and Queens Gate Serviced Apartments in Nairobi. (d) His Excellency Rigathi Gachagua acquired Vipingo Beach Resort, in Kilifi County. (e) His Excellency Rigathi Gachagua acquired a parcel of land known as Ruguru/Kiamariga/1223 in Mathira East Constituency, where he has constructed a helicopter landing facility. (f) His Excellency Rigathi Gachagua acquired approximately 40 acres of land in Kakuret in Kamburaini in Nyeri County. (g) His Excellency Rigathi Gachagua acquired 80 acres of land in Meru County. (h) His Excellency Rigathi Gachagua acquired a dairy farm in Nyandarua County. (i) Additionally, His Excellency Rigathi Gachagua used his office of Deputy President to exert influence and connive with unscrupulous Ministry of Lands officials to issue an allotment letter to Wamunyoro Investments Limited, a company that he owns, to acquire L. R. 209/12077 and LR 90923, situated at Embakasi in Nairobi. After that, this company used the fraudulently acquired documents to support a court case at the expense of the legitimate owner of the property. (j) Moreover, companies associated with His Excellency Rigathi Gachagua and his proxies were involved in the KEMSA KShs.3.7 billion irregular procurement of Malaria nets that put the lives of millions of Kenyans at risk. (k) In addition, His Excellency Rigathi Gachagua has used the office of Deputy President to corruptly influence unnecessary and expensive renovation of his official residence in Karen and Mombasa running into millions of shillings. In essence, His Excellency Rigathi Gachagua has chosen personal comfort, extreme luxury, and pomposity at the expense of service delivery to the people of Kenya. (l) The following are images of some of the properties that His Excellency Rigathi Gachagua has acquired from proceeds of corruption, influence peddling, and money laundering— S/No. Name and address 1. Treetops Hotel, located in Nyeri. 2. Outspan Hotel, located in Aberdare Ranges 3. Olive Gardens Hotel, Argwings Kodhek Road 4. Vipingo Beach Resort 46. Additionally, His Excellency Rigathi Gachagua has the following proxy companies to trade with the office he holds: (a) AgroBriq Investment Limited 47. It is a private limited company incorporated in Kenya on 28th May 2017 under certificate number PVT-RXUP6E. The company deals in building and construction. The company’s directors/shareholders are— (a) Rudani Mayurkumar Mahendrabhai. (b) Patel Ankitkumar Hasmukhbhai, a non-Kenyan national. 48. The company operates a bank account (number withheld for data protection reasons) at Sidian Bank, opened on 19th February 2022, with the company directors as the account signatories. On 18th October 2022, Bhavika Nathalal Hirani was added as an account 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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