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"speaker_name": "Mr. Orengo",
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"content": " Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, on 16th February this year, hon. Keynan requested for a Statement on the following issues:- (a) The circumstances under which L.R.No.1870/471 granted to the President of the State of Kuwait was fraudulently transferred to other parties. (b) The directors of Koibarak Trading Company Limited, Mini School Investments Limited and Shimoni Resorts Limited. (c) The steps taken to revert the ownership of the land to His Excellency the Ruler of Kuwait. (d) How the fraudulent activity will affect Kenya as an investment and diplomatic hub including the cordial bilateral relationship between the State of Kuwait and Kenya. (e) Safety of the land titles in this country in view of the fraudulent activities. Before I read the Statement, I wish to add that, in fact, there was ongoing activity on this issue before the Statement was requested. I wish to respond as follows:- (a) The Ministry wishes to state that under the records of the Ministry of Lands, LR No. 1870/471 measuring 0.7689 hectares and situated in Nairobi was transferred in 1962 to His Most Gracious Highness, Sheikh Jabil Alhamed Aljabir Alsabah for an amount of Kshs125, 000 by Mohammed Yahia Alwarib. The land was under leasehold term for 99 years with effect from 1st April, 1904 which was extended for a further term of 50 years with effect from 1st March, 2001 at an annual rent of Kshs100, 670. Our record shows that foreign transactions have taken place in respect of the land under reference. One, a grant number IR89699 was issued on 29th July, 2002 and registered as IR No.8996991 in favour Sheikh Jibril Alhamed Aljabir Alsabah. Two, there was a transfer which we have since discovered to be fraudulent to Koibarak Trading Company Limited for Kshs1 million which was registered on 23rd September, 2002. Three, a transfer to Mini School Investments Limited for Kshs1.3 million on 8th November, 2002. Four, a transfer to Shimoni Resorts for Kshs130 million which was registered on 8th December, 2009. Finally, a charge to African Bank Corporation Limited for Kshs50 million which was registered on 8th December, 2009. The Government of the State of Kuwait has informed the Ministry that it did not participate in any manner whatsoever in the first transfer to Koibarak Trading Company Limited. In this respect and considering the unequivocal statement from the Government of Kuwait and the fact that there is no copy of such a transfer document in the Ministry of Lands, it is obvious that no such transfer ever took place and the entry to that effect in our records was fraudulent. The Ministry will, therefore, not recognize the subsequent two transfers to Mini School Investment Limited and Shimoni Resorts Limited and the subsequent charge to the African Bank Corporation. (b) On the issue of who are the directors of the three companies, a search at the Company Registry shows as follows: Koibarak Trading Company Limited, the directors are Kelse Mabale, who is a Kenyan, Leonard Kelly Mabale, who is a Kenyan and Humphrey Mgungu Mabale, who is also a Kenyan. With regard to Mini School Investment Limited, the directors are Jitendra Prabat, who is British and Birage Prabat who is also British. With regard to Shimoni Resorts Limited, the directors are Edward Kamau, who is a Kenyan and Njoroge Nani Mungai, who is also a Kenyan. (c) The Ministry has cancelled all the four fraudulent entries in our records and reinstated the ownership of the parcel of land to Sheikh Jabil Alhamed Aljabir Alsabah. The State of Kuwait is now, therefore, at liberty to transact in the land in accordance with the special conditions contained in the grant. Further, it is also clear from our records that the persons who perpetrated the fraudulent dealings were assisted to do so by some officers in the Ministry. The matter has, therefore, been forwarded to the CID, so that all culprits are called before the law to answer for the offences. Copies of all the documents are with me and I will table them."
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