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    "speaker_name": "Prof. Muigai",
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        "legal_name": "Githu Muigai",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as hon. Members know this matter is not new in this House. This matter came to this House long before I came here. You will remember that on the 29th of April, 2008, Dr. Oburu, the Assistant Minister for Finance answered this Question at some length. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, you will remember that on 12th August, 2010, two years later, Dr. Oburu, again, answered this Question at length. On 5th May, 2011, Dr. Oburu, again, answered this Question at great length. This history is important. I craved the indulgence of the Chair to refresh Hon. Members’ memory on that point. Where we have reached now is that we do have a Director of Public Prosecutions (DDP). This Report and other investigative materials were placed before him. He made certain decisions as to how he intended to proceed. However, I cannot interfere with those decisions. This House cannot interfere and even a court of law may not interfere with those decisions. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we must remember the independence of the DPP is as important as the independence of the court. If we wanted to call the DPP before a Parliamentary Committee, it would raise the same level of concern as if we summoned judges to explain how they make their decisions. Unfortunately, this is the price we have to pay for the rule of law in the manner that we have drafted it in our Constitution. However, I want to concede that these poor Kenyans were swindled of their money in very tragic circumstances. We owe them an effort to assist them to recover this money. That effort is not an effort on the part of the Attorney-General alone, but it includes an effort by this House. This House has many tools at its disposal to do so. I want to undertake this, hopefully, we will be able to bring this matter to rest. I commit to the House to set up a taskforce in my Chambers to co-ordinate this effort. I believe we need to have a body that will co-ordinate the independent effort being made by the victims and victim associations to recovery this money. I will put at their disposal any resources that they may require from my Chambers, including the services of my State Counsels."
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