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    "id": 1007110,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1007110/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Lang’ata, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Nixon Korir",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13404,
        "legal_name": "Generali Nixon Kiprotich Korir",
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    "content": "THAT, various grants were executed by the President of the Republic granting the property in question to the Kenya Building Society Limited (KBSL), the original owners of the property. THAT, out of this excision, the Government, through the Ministry of Lands, has issued over 2,000 title deeds to the residents of this estate. THAT, neither the Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning nor the Ministry of Environment has taken any step to challenge the validity or otherwise of the titles and no information has been shared with the residents impugning the validity of the titles. THAT, on the contrary, the Ministry of Lands has continued, and rightfully so, to allow transaction on the titles including searches, sales and subdivision where applicable. THAT, it is therefore, unfortunate that the Cabinet Secretary for Environment can make such roadside declarations, recklessly impugning the validity of the titles. THAT, we wish to further point out that the Government has not issued any notice to the residents addressing the issues they have raised in the media - the residents have always been ready to listen to the Government. THAT, we also wish to indicate that the Ministry of Environment and the Kenya Forest Service have not filed any suit in court to challenge Gazette Notice No.44 of 1998, which altered the boundaries of the forest which in any event was published by the very Ministry. THAT, we have made the best effort to have this matter addressed by the relevant authorities, all of which have failed to give any satisfactory response. THAT, none of the issues raised in this Petition are pending in a court of law, constitutional or any other legal body. Therefore, your humble Petitioners pray: (i) THAT, through the relevant Committee, Parliament intervenes by instructing the Cabinet Secretary of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry to follow the due process of law and get the proper information and proper maps from the Ministry responsible for matters relating to land; (ii) THAT, Parliament intervenes by instructing the Cabinet Secretary of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry to desist forthwith from pursuing his intention of illegally reclaiming privately-owned land on which the fore stated estate stands; and, (iii) THAT, Parliament intervenes to ensure that the Cabinet Secretary of the Ministry of Lands does protect the sanctity of title deeds that the residents hold for their legally acquired land and that the Kenya Forests Department stops harassing and causing unnecessary anxiety to the residents of this estate. And your humble Petitioners will forever pray. Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
}