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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kabogo",
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        "legal_name": "William Kabogo Gitau",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you. I have listened quite carefully to the Minister and to say it simply, he is playing games with the names of hon. Members. Why do I say so? On Tuesday, 15th February, 2011, when the Temporary Deputy Speaker was in the Chair, the Minister said on page 29 of the HANSARD: “As a matter of fact, Mr. Kabogo knows that I have already talked to him informally and informed him that I will, indeed, table the report tomorrow in the afternoon.” The Temporary Deputy Speaker says in the next sentence: “Very well, Mr. Kabogo! Let us settle the matter. The Minister has already taken it up with me and he will bring a comprehensive report to the House.” I have quickly looked at this Report that he has tabled – the one I have just picked from you – and on page 47 of this Report, it says: “The complete documents, investigations file and the final report are now forwarded to you for your perusal and directions.” But if you look at that Report that he has tabled and I want to be honest, Prof. Saitoti talked to me extensively that day and Mr. Mwau was sitting on the Front Bench. He said that he does not understand why the Commissioner says that the Report is interim and yet, inside the report, it shows that it is final. He was sharing his frustrations with me and Mr. Mwau on the Front Bench. It is evident that Prof. Saitoti is working under the directions of someone else so that they can continue to call us suspects – Members of this House. He is asking for more and more time and yet, the document itself says it is comprehensive. The Chair then directed that a final and comprehensive report be brought to this House. We are aware that this is the game that the American Ambassador is playing with the Minister, so that the issue of the deferral of the “Ocampo Six” matter can get the support of the Americans. They want to jettison us; they want to continue calling us suspects and yet, he knows that investigations have been completed and he has shared that information with me here in the House. Are we going to allow this House to be used like this? In this Report, he must say that we are exonerated. We are clean and if they want to bring CIDs from America or wherever, then we will deal with the matter at that point in time."
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