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    "id": 1482586,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1482586/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Rigathi Gachagua",
    "speaker_title": "His Excellency the Deputy President",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13428,
        "legal_name": "Rigathi Gachagua",
        "slug": "rigathi-gachagua"
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    "content": " The Motion before this great House alleges that I have acquired property and wealth whose estimated value is Ksh5.2 billion since assuming office two years ago. As demonstrated by his will, a copy of which is attached, a significant number of properties to which this sum of Ksh5.2 billion is erroneously and maliciously attached belongs to my late brother, the late Hon. James Nderitu Gachagua. The facts are as follows: My response to Olive Garden Hotel is as follows. The allegations that I own the Olive Garden Hotel are false. The truth is that the Olive Garden Hotel used to belong to my deceased brother, the late Hon. James Nderitu Gachagua. Therefore, it has never been my property. This is information that most of you may be aware of as it is in the public domain. Upon his demise, my late brother left a will in which his recognition is that I could take care of his family. He appointed me as one of the executors of his estate. In the said will, my late brother directed that the hotel should be sold, among other properties, and proceeds distributed as per the will. I am also listed as a beneficiary, together with other persons named therein. In accordance with these instructions, the executors sold the hotel to a third party. Owing to the above, I do not own the hotel. I have never owned it, contrary to the accusation in the Motion. For the benefit of this august House and the general public, I have annexed response copies of the following supporting documents: my late brother's will, sale agreement dated 17th May 2023, and official search for Olive Garden Hotel Limited. On the Vipingo Beach Resort, just as in Olive Garden Hotel above, this allegation is also false. Vipingo Beach Resort belongs to the estate of the late James Nderitu Gachagua. For the benefit of this House and the general public, I have attached annexes to this response and a copy of the official search for Vipingo Beach Resort Limited. They confirm that the hotel is still in the name of my late brother's estate. On the Queens Gate Service Apartments, the allegation is also false. The property belongs to my late brother. Queens Gate Service Apartments, registered in the name of Vipingo Beach Resort Limited, was sold to the Cooperative Bank of Kenya Limited Staff Retirement Benefits Scheme. The agreement dated 4th May 2022 and a transfer dated 5th October 2022, marked annexure RG6, evidence that. On a land parcel Ruguru/Kiamariga 2023 in Mathira East Constituency where I have allegedly constructed a helicopter landing facility, my response is that I confirm that I own the above-referenced property. It is approximately 2.5 acres in size, where I have planted Napier grass for my dairy cows. I purchased the land in the year 2023, for Ksh3.5 million from farm 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."
}