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    "id": 717726,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ng’ongo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 110,
        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "(NYS) contracts. He went ahead to mention two companies he claimed are associated with my wife, namely; Omos Enterprises and Takawiri Enterprises Limited. I want to clarify that I am not aware of any company registered as Omos or any other such close name associated with me and any member of my family or relatives. Regarding Takawiri Enterprise, I want to put it on record that my wife owns a company registered on 7th April 2009 known as Takawiri Limited. I have the certificate of incorporation. I want to come out clearly that the company registered under my wife’s name is Takawiri Limited and not Takawiri Enterprises Limited. I have the certificate of incorporation and they cannot be the same. It should be observed that Takawiri Limited remained active from the date of registration, 7th April 2009 to August 2012, when it did the last transaction. I am not afraid to give the last bank statement where the last amount that went into that account was Kshs112,500 on 1st August 2012, and Kshs110,000 was withdrawn six days later leaving a balance of Kshs5,630. We even forgot that there was a balance in that account because there was no business until when Hon Duale did us some slight justice that we could be having an active account. My wife checked and got a balance of Kshs5,570, which she withdrew and used for our domestic expenses. I want to repeat that the company remained active until August 2012 when we did the last transaction. It is inconceivable that the company could have benefited in any way from the proceeds of the NYS scandal, which happened much later. The company is not dissolved or wound up. But it is inactive since it is not doing any business. It does not have another account. I dare to challenge anyone to produce any other account. Between 2009 and 2012, the company never did any business with any Government Ministry, department or agency. I want to categorically state that no company associated with me or close family members has ever done business with any Government Ministry, department or agency. It baffles me why my colleague brought this information to the House. His remarks have gone a long way to tarnish my otherwise jealously guarded integrity. I am not only a Member of Parliament but a serious Chairman of a party. Just in December, following the recommendations from Parliament, this country honoured me with the First Class Honours of the Chief of the Burning Spear. I am a person of integrity and great standing that the President, who I do not share a party with, awarded me as it had been recommended by Parliament. The allegations that were made against me on the Floor were very unfortunate. There is no company associated with me that has received any money. I have never supplied a toothpick to the Government. I welcome anyone with proof to table it. This was probably meant to intimidate me so that I do not pursue the line I was pursuing as a member of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on the issue of NYS. I want to state that I will still follow that issue because I am not tainted and there is no time that anyone associated with me has ever done business with NYS or any Government Ministry, department or agency. Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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