(i) Could the Attorney General explain the circumstances under which the defunct Barclay …

Question

The Member for Saboti (Hon. Caleb Amisi, MP) to ask the Attorney-General: - (i) Could the Attorney General explain the circumstances under which the defunct Barclay Bank of Kenya Limited rebranded and registered as Absa Kenya Limited in 2017 considering that the Absa name was already registered and patented in 2007, issued with a Certificate of Incorporation No. C130654 whose director is one Mr. Edward Njuguna, and the patent renewed in 2017 for a ten- year period? (ii) Could the Attorney General outline the steps that the Government is taking to address the concerns raised in (i) above and in particular, confirm whether any user rights for the name were transferred to the Bank?