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    "id": 71248,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Onyonka",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Richard Momoima Onyonka",
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I wish to confirm that I am aware that Mr. Mr. Mohamed Swaleh Salim, holder of Passport No.A1116160, passed away while working at the Sheraton Jiddah Hotel in Saudi Arabia on 9th July, 2008. (b) Following the unfortunate demise of Mr. Mohammed, the Sheraton Jiddah received a document dated 22nd July, 2008, headed “Special Power of Attorney”, by which a Mrs. Wafa Abdulrahman Said, holder of ID No.20170648 of P.O. Box 98734, Mombasa, appointed a Mr. Ahmad Mohammed Barak, holder of residence permit No.2224859492 to represent her family to collect the deceased properties and dues. The Sheraton Jiddah wrote to the Kenyan Embassy in Riyadh on 23rd July, 2008, informing that Mrs. Wafa Abdulrahman Said was the wife of the late Mohammed Salim and had been nominated by the deceased as the next of kin for dues payments. They hence forwarded the power of attorney to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs office in Jiddah for verification in order for these dues to be paid to Mr. Mubarak. The Embassy, in a response dated 26th July, 2008, informed that it did not provide approvals for any persons to collect dues unless they were the next of kin. They recommended that the deceased dues be prepared by the hotel and the same be remitted to the Mission for onward transmission to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Nairobi for the release of the funds and whatever that the deceased might have owned, to the next of kin and as it is appropriate and required by law. The Sheraton Jiddah duly responded on 18th January, 2009, conveying the deceased documents as well as a cheque with his dues which are worth Saudi Riyal 30,542. This included his final employment settlement dues as well as his insurance settlement. The same were remitted by the Embassy to the Ministry headquarters in Nairobi via the Central Bank of Kenya. The remittance was by Saudi Holland Bank, Riyadh, transaction reference No.FT09129237000007 on 9th May, 2009. The funds to the amount of US$8,144 were received by the Ministry in its deposit account. Since we received this money in the Ministry which belonged to the late Mohammed Salim, no beneficiary of the deceased estate has approached us for the money. The Ministry is unaware of any person who may have an interest. We are making a request that anybody who may know this individual and has been provided for with letters of administration of his estate to collect the cheque because it is available."
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