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    "id": 1484132,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mwengi Mutuse",
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        "legal_name": "Eckomas Mwengi Mutuse",
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    "content": "On whether I asked for the wealth declaration of the Kshs5.2 billion wealth, I have said here that I was not in an investigation journey. I was doing my role under the law to establish a prima facie case. The last I know on public declaration, because this has also been asked, the Deputy President during the Presidential Debate as a candidate for election declared that he was worth Kshs800 million. I have listed companies and suspicious transactions that lead me to the conclusion that he is now worth Kshs5.2 billion. The law on unexplained assets is important. It requires one to explain how they acquired what they own. This is because as far as we know, his legitimate income cannot support this. That is what I have done. I have listed properties that have laid evidence that they are either directly or indirectly owned by the Deputy President. This law is established. It is upon him to tell us where he got the money to buy those properties because as far as we know, his legitimate sources of income do not support that income. Sen. Kinyua, thank you for the question. Treetops Hotel is owned by Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) and, therefore, it is a public institution. The expectation is that if it was to be leased, that needed to follow the Public Procurement and Disposal Act. We expected to have an advertisement and a competitive process leading to its acquisition and leasing to a private person. There is no evidence that that was done. That is why I allege and I approved that the Deputy President used his office to influence the acquiring of Treetops Hotel, which is abuse of office. On whether we have had the opportunity to discuss with the children and the widows of the late Nderitu Gachagua, please allow me not to comment on that. As I said yesterday, there are requests that we keep certain matters that come to our knowledge during this process in secrecy. Senator for Samburu County’s question on the necessity of including the companies, I have answered that. On the age of the children of Rigathi Gachagua; one is in his early 30s and the other one is in his late 20s. Whether there is a limit for somebody to obtain a loan of Kshs700 million; no, there is no age limit. Mr. Speaker, Sir, your guess and mine, how many children of that age in the Republic of Kenya would have security enough to secure a loan of Kshs600 million? To secure a loan of Kshs600 million, the bankers tell us that you have to place property probably that is 10 times more in value than that. When did they acquire that property? Secondly, it is not our evidence. This is important for me to clarify, that Aberdare Safari Lodges was acquired through a loan. It is an explanation that we have discounted. He said that they obtained a loan of Kshs600 million, but the only document that was produced is an offer letter for the loan. There is no evidence to show that the loan was granted. There is no evidence to show any charge on that loan. It is our contention that that explanation is not conclusive and cannot suffice. It goes back to the Deputy President to tell us where he got the Kshs535 million and Kshs143 million to buy those properties because the loan is not substantiated. On the question of Olive Gardens Hotel, we have been able to show Julian Jahenda, the one managing the hotel and the one working in the Deputy President's office, is one and the same person. On Mr. Njomo, he bought the hotel on a promise that The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
}