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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Keynan",
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        "legal_name": "Adan Wehliye Keynan",
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    "content": "Director. We had two individuals, each one of them claiming to be the Managing Director. We met the Management of the I &M Bank, the Kenya Commercial Bank, the office of the Attorney-General and the officers of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission. One of the things that we learnt in the process of going through this was that there was an attempt to conceal this from the public, and even from the Government. All the individuals realised that there was, indeed, no maize; they did not meet the target and the Kenyan public was about to discover that the purported drought disaster was meant to benefit certain individuals. You need to ask yourself, if truly there was need and a facility to import two million bags was given, but only about 180,000 metric tonnes were imported, what happened? Did somebody not mislead the entire nation? It was because of this that we had asked the Inspectorate of State Corporations, once we were seized of the report of the Auditor-General, to provide us with information. Their recommendation was almost the same as that of the Inspectorate of State Corporations. Having evaluated all this, the Committee looked at the components and every aspect of the presentation that was made and made a number of observations, which you will realize point to a scheme that was meant to deny the taxpayers their resources. In the observations, we realized that this company did not have the capacity. The procurement process was flawed. The company did not have the financial muscle, the experience; it was fairly new and was purportedly again registered for this particular transaction. We asked, why should this happen in the Republic of Kenya? In all these, we realized that there were individuals who were out to kill the NCPB and then run to the Government and say that this organization had failed to discharge its functions, and it should be privatized. By the time we were writing this report, there was already an advertisement in the newspapers asking for consultancy service in order to privatize and commercialise the NCPB. They failed even after “garnisheeing” NCPB accounts. After attaching everything, they were of the view that the NCPB was now down. The same individuals or other cartels have done the same to the Kenya Railways. I am sure you are all aware of the fate of the Kenya Oil Refinery and the NCPB. This was a scheme. It was not only in the food sector, it has happened in the oil sector. It has happened to a number of pumps. It is because of this that we looked at who the individuals responsible are. In relation to Erad, I want to put it on record that a Member of the Committee was adversely mentioned. Again, taking into account our own stringent legislative procedures, we have asked the Member to invoke the provisions of Standing Order No.90. I want to take this opportunity to thank hon. Waluke, for invoking the provisions of the Standing Order No.90, on declaration of interest, which reads that:- “(1) A Member who wishes to speak on any matter in which the Member has a personal interest shall first declare that interest. (2) Personal interests include pecuniary interest, proprietary interest, personal relationship and business relationships”."
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