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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, when the Committee was seized of this responsibility, they put up advertisements inviting Kenyans to come forward and give reasons for or against the nominees. I want to table a sworn affidavit by a Kenyan who offered to come and give evidence before this Committee. The sworn affidavit is witnessed by Onalo and Ogesa, Commissioners for Oaths. The owner of the affidavit is a Mr. Philip Jasper, who had the following to say, but he has been denied an opportunity to appear before Parliament. He said that he was commissioned by the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to enforce a restrain order against a company that had refused to pay Income Tax amounting to Kshs2.4 billion. He was denied that opportunity, but his evidence has reached me, and I hear it also went to the Committee. His final submission was that five years down the line, Mr. Mumo Matemu had failed, was reluctant, ignored or refused to collect Kshs2.4 billion in outstanding taxes from Kingsway Tyres and Auto Mart Limited, even with the support of a judgment from the High Court of Kenya. I wish to table this document and the judgment---"
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