{"count":1608389,"next":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=144655","previous":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=144653","results":[{"id":1464732,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1464732/?format=json","text_counter":160,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. David Ochieng’","speaker_title":"The Temporary Speaker","speaker":null,"content":"on. Let us start with Members who have requests for statements. Let us start with the Member for Kandara, Hon. Chege Njuguna. You can use the microphone next to you."},{"id":1464733,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1464733/?format=json","text_counter":161,"type":"heading","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"REQUESTS FOR STATEMENTS"},{"id":1464734,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1464734/?format=json","text_counter":162,"type":"heading","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"APPOINTMENT AND CONDUCT OF THE CHAIRPERSON OF BETTING, CONTROL AND LICENSING BOARD"},{"id":1464735,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1464735/?format=json","text_counter":163,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Kandara, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Njuguna Chege","speaker":null,"content":" Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Hon. Temporary Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 44(2)(c), I wish to request for a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security regarding the appointment and conduct of the Chairperson of Betting, Control and Licensing Board, one Ms. Jane Mwikali Makau. Ms Jane Mwikali Makau was appointed as the Chairperson of the Betting, Control and Licensing Board on 20th December 2022. She also serves as the Director of the National Water Harvesting and Storage Authority (NWHSA) and the Chairperson of the Strategy, Technical and Business Development Committee for the same board. Her appointment is in contravention of a court ruling in the Employment and Labour Relations Court, Case No.3 of 2022, where the court held that a person serving as a full-time public officer is not eligible to serve in any other public office. Further, the spouse to Ms Jane Mwikali, Apostle Dr Carace Ownze Toomey, was charged on 14th April 2023 with defrauding a Korean businessman of Ksh54 million in a fake gold transaction. The relation raises questions as to the conduct of the Chairperson. Pursuant to Article 10 of the Constitution, all persons, including State officers and public officers, are bound by the National Values and Principles of Governance as per the Constitution. On 22nd February 2024, while accompanying Mr Fred Afune, Director of Playco Technology Ltd trading as Shabiki.com to an official launch of water tanks in Makueni County, Ms Jane Mwikali Makau, in her speech, lauded the move and invited other betting companies to emulate the same gesture. Her action not only amounts to conflict of interest, but also contravenes the Constitution. Additionally, noting that the Finance Action Task Force (FATF), the global anti-money laundering watchdog recently included Kenya on the list of grey listed countries, there is anxiety that a number of people may use gambling as a means of laundering money, thereby, jeopardising the economy of the country. It is against this backdrop that I seek a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security on the following: 1. Could the Ministry of Interior and National Administration expound on the measures being taken, if any, to address the appointment of the Chairperson which is in contravention of the court ruling in Case No.3 of 2022? 2. Could the Ministry provide the mechanisms put in place to avert cases of conflict of interest in the Board? I, thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker"},{"id":1464736,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1464736/?format=json","text_counter":164,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. David Ochieng’","speaker_title":".The Temporary Speaker","speaker":null,"content":" Thank you. Hon Members, because of the number of requests for statements today, we will not allow Members to comment on the requests. The next Member who has a request is the Member for North Horr, Hon. Adhe Wario. Sorry. Hon. Raso, before we move to the Hon. Member for North Horr, this is directed to your Committee. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."},{"id":1464737,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1464737/?format=json","text_counter":165,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Saku, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Ali Raso","speaker":null,"content":" Thank you very much Hon. Temporary Speaker. I have heard what my colleague has presented as a request for a statement. It borders on a civil case but also it talks about a court ruling. As a Committee, we will have to sit. We will also not delay. We will dispatch it to the Ministry and then we will give the House feedback during the second week after recess, Hon. Temporary Speaker."},{"id":1464738,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1464738/?format=json","text_counter":166,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. David Ochieng’","speaker_title":"The Temporary Speaker","speaker":null,"content":" Thank you. Hon. Njuguna, is that okay with you."},{"id":1464739,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1464739/?format=json","text_counter":167,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Kandara, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Njuguna Chege","speaker":null,"content":" Thank you Hon. Temporary Speaker. I agree with the Member."},{"id":1464740,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1464740/?format=json","text_counter":168,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. David Ochieng’","speaker_title":"The Temporary Speaker","speaker":null,"content":" Thank you. So, two weeks after we resume from recess. Hon. Member for North Horr."},{"id":1464741,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1464741/?format=json","text_counter":169,"type":"heading","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"TRAGIC ATTACK ON CIVILIANS ALONG THE KENYA-ETHIOPIA BORDER IN MARSABIT COUNTY"}]}