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    "id": 686566,
    "url": "http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/686566/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Gichigi",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1909,
        "legal_name": "Samuel Kamunye Gichigi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I want to comment on the first Petition by Hon. (Dr.) Humphrey Njuguna. The issue of squatters has bedevilled this country for a long time since massive populations were displaced by the colonialists. Attempts by the Government to resolve these issues have been half-hearted. This is because several decades later, the problem is still prevalent. What Hon. Njuguna has presented today is replicated across many areas in this country. Whereas we have a law on how to deal with squatters, it is not comprehensive and neither are those provisions applied. I obviously support this Petition so that it can resolve this particular issue. With regard to the other parcels of land that are occupied by squatters, the Government needs to come up with a clear policy and conduct an audit to ensure that the policy is applied so that the plight of the squatters can be resolved. People who have rightfully invested in their land should not be left to rue their losses because very poor people, who have occupied their land, are ready to die instead of being removed. I support this Petition. I hope a middle ground, where the Government compensates the owners and the squatters are settled, will be arrived at."
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