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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Billow",
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        "legal_name": "Billow Adan Kerrow",
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    "content": "He had given very clear examples. I want to refer to one example. When the Minister came here, he told this House: \"There is nothing wrong with that bank. It was just Mr. Billow who was creating stories and that is why we closed it.\" In the affidavit filed by the same Minister and the CBK Governor in court - a copy of which I will lay on the Table, the Minister and CBK gave 11 reasons why that bank was closed, including everything that is mentioned in the Governor's letter - tax evasion, money laundering and all those other things. That is the same Minister who rubbished things here. Those are the same kind of problems that we saw in Anglo Leasing and that is why this country suffered the loss of billions of shillings. I want to say it very clearly--- I will table these documents because they will explain very clearly what I have been saying. There is a problem with this matter and the Government needs to take it seriously. It is going to be another major scam, unless we take action now! It could not have come at a better time than this, when we are looking at the Witness Protection Bill. We are coming up with that Bill to address the kind of mischief like the one I am reporting here. If anything here is not factual, let the Government come out and explain why the heads of those institutions, who were charged with the responsibility of taking that action, have said so, but the Minister says: \"No, they have not!\" Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have that problem. That is the reason why I have taken the liberty to re-table these documents. They explain the issues that I have mentioned quite clearly. I think we need to go further, particularly to protect public servants. Civil servants who are involved in - and I want the Attorney-General to listen - high profile sensitive cases need protection because their lives could be in danger. We have seen some examples recently. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and even the Attorney-General have given instructions for security to be provided to the former Director of Public Prosecutions because of the sensitive issues he dealt with. Some of them fit the description of this one. Most of them are not provided with security. I think it is important we provide that kind of security, so that people in public service can feel the 1932 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES July 6, 2006 obligation to come forward tomorrow and give responses to these queries."
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