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At least 800 million Kenyan Shillings was used by the Narc government to buy cars for Cabinet ministers in its first two years in power, a State-owned human rights watchdog says. The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights says the money was also used to buy sleek cars for assistant ministers and permanent secretaries. Commission Chairman Maina Kiai, says the findings are contained in the organisation's yet-to-be-released report: "The Culture of Wastage and Conspicuous Consumption Portrayed by Senior Civil Servants and Politicians."