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    "speaker_name": "Mr. C. Kilonzo",
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        "legal_name": "Charles Mutavi Kilonzo",
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    "content": "When we invited the Minister and his team to appear before us, he asked the following question:- “Did the public get value for money? The answer is a resounding “Yes”. The decision to purchase the property in the manner that the Ministry did was wise, prudent and long overdue.” Those were the words of our Minister for Foreign Affairs. Allow me to refer and let you know what happened in Japan. Our mission in Japan, through a Mr. John Njeru, did request assistance from our good neighbours, the United Republic of Tanzania to give them a reference of a good lawyer. The Tanzanians were kind enough and they referred to one lawyer by the name Yoshito Kijima. You did hear the remarks and opinion of the Minister. Let us now hear the opinion of lawyer Yoshito Kijima. Apparently, this lawyer had dealt with the Kenyan mission before and had successfully handled transactions on behalf of the Republic of Tanzania. In ending his letter, he said:- “I know that I have stated that the decision of the Government is totally not recommended. Please accept my apologies opposing to the decision. It is because I respect the Government of Kenya and the embassy so that I want to protect the properties in Japan. Since I have dealing with the embassy, I am always thinking of helping the Government and the people of Kenya. I thought I should be frank and honest.” That is the opinion of the lawyer in a letter he wrote to the mission. Why did the lawyer say that? Our findings were that this transaction was unusual and irregular. There was a very deliberate attempt to disregard professional advice given to the Ministry both within and outside by professionals. It appears that the Ministry was allergic to any professional advice. I want to give facts and not fiction."
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