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    "content": "Communications Manager, KAA; and, Mr. David Kimaiyo, Director of Operations, Kenya Police Headquarters. Mr. Sammy Mutungi’s name appears twice, at no.24 and again as number 44. That is why the list in the report indicates 46 witnesses instead of 45. Regarding the evidence, observations and their recommendations, the Committee heard evidence on various matters pertaining to the Artur brothers and their affairs in Kenya. The pace set at this entire saga was the question regarding how the two brothers entered and resided in Kenya. Legal, administrative and political questions arise in these respects. Regarding the entry and residence of the Artur brothers in Kenya, the Minister of State for Immigration and Registration of Persons, hon. Konchella, appeared before the Committee on 3rd July, 2006. On one hand, he informed the Committee that Artur Sargasyan, Passport No.AF0599780 arrived in Kenya on 13th December, 2005 from Dubai and he never left the country until his deportation. On the other hand, his brother Artur Margaryan Passport No.AB3222423 had the following history of arrivals and departures respectively. First, arrival in Kenya was on 10th November, 2005 from Dubai. After that, he left on 15th November, 2005 via London. He returned 13th December, 2005 via Dubai and left on 22nd December, 2005 to Dubai and arrived again into the country on 22nd January, 2006 from Kinshasa. The Committee heard that according to the documents presented on entry, the two brothers presented themselves as Armenian nationals. However, no original copies to confirm their nationalities were produced. The entry declaration forms filled by the two Armenian brothers and which are customarily required of all persons entering or visiting Kenya, could not be traced at the airport. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Committee expressed concern that the entry declaration forms filled by the two brothers when they first entered the country and which contained crucial information about them could not be traced allegedly because the process of filing, filling in and storing these forms is purely a manual exercise. No adequate explanation was given by the Department of Immigration why the information was not keyed in to the personal identification secure comparison and the information was not in the systems as it is required in all the airports of the world. In the absence of the information being entered into the entry declaration forms in respect of the two brothers, the Committee was unable to ascertain the nationality of the foreigners and the reason for their visit. The Committee could not also confirm their entries of 10th November, 2005 and 13th December 2005 was their first visit to Kenya. The Committee made several findings with regard to this. With regard to the issue of specific entry into Kenya and their residence in Kenya, the Committee recommends: (i) The Ministry of State for Immigration and Registration of Persons be censured for failing to keep custody of important documents such as the entry declaration forms filled by people entering the country thus facilitating the entry of dangerous persons whose particulars remain unknown. This was utter negligence of duty on the part of the Ministry and its staff at the JKIA. (ii) The officers who were manning the entry points at the material time be identified and severe disciplinary action be taken against them for negligence of duty. (iii) The process of storing information entered into entry declaration forms by persons entering the country in all entry points be computerized and information kept in safe custody."
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