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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Chepkonga",
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        "legal_name": "Samuel Kiprono Chepkonga",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, we also received memoranda in both oral and written submissions from one Bryan Yongo, who appeared before the Committee and made submissions. His document is titled “In the Matter of Petition by Bryan Yongo pursuant to Section 251(2) of the Constitution to the National Assembly against Ahmednassir Abdulahi, Commissioner, Judicial Service Commission”. This one was very particular about one person in which the petition claimed that the said Ahmednassir Abdullahi, Commissioner should be removed as he is incompetent. He does not have the capacity to have been appointed in the first instance as a JSC member. Indeed, he attached an affidavit from one Peter Simani in support of his claims. The affidavit is dated 27th January, 1993 claiming that the late Peter Simani, who was a good friend of mine and who passed on in the unfortunate tragedy that occurred at Westgate--- Mr. Ahmednassir Abdullahi did not have a practising certificate between 1990 and 1992 and so the purported execution of the pupilage certificate for Mr. Ahmednassir was irregular and illegal. I will go into that because I am now just submitting with respect to the documents that we have just received. Hon. Speaker, we also received an affidavit from Mr. Leonard Kamweti who was formerly the Company Secretary of National Bank until 31st July, 2013, when he was retired on grounds of public interest. He alleges that Commissioner Ahmednasir Abdullahi caused his termination of employment with National Bank. In support of his contention, he says that Mr. Ahmednassir Abdullahi got in possession of a letter dated 15th June, 2011 from the lawyers of National Bank in which they were giving an opinion to the National Bank regarding some outstanding cases that were in court on some taxation that had taken place. That, in fact, that particular lawyer obtained those confidential documents that were being exchanged between the client and the advocate in breach of the confidentiality rules. So, we will be making reference to that particular letter. Secondly, he informed the Committee that he registered his complaint with the Advocates Complaints Commission in which he complained of Mr. Ahmednassir Abdullahi having received confidential documents or had access to client confidential documents that were exchanged between client and advocate and that, those particular proceedings are still ongoing. The sad thing that the Committee noted is the intimidation that, that gentleman went through. The Chairman of National Bank himself purported to withdraw a complaint in which the National Bank had not filed as an advocate itself. We were given two letters in support of this. In one of them, the Chairman stated very clearly that they had not authorized Mr. Kamweti to complain, but we found that the letter was with regard to a complaint that had been made by Mr. Kamweti. Hon. Speaker, we also received correspondences and submissions from one, Tom Mogaka, in which he claims that a church property was disposed of in an auction contrary to a court order and that Commissioner Ahmednassir Abdullahi, acting as a lawyer for National Bank of Kenya (NBK), is the one who gave illegal instructions. We will be making reference to that particular issue. 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."
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