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    "id": 1009051,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kihika",
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        "legal_name": "Susan Wakarura Kihika",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Pursuant to Standing Order No. 47 (1), I rise to make a statement on an issue of general topical concern, namely, the eviction of residents of Mariashoni Ward in Molo Constituency, Nakuru County, by the Kenya Forest Services (KFS) and the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS). Mau Forest is one of the most important water catchment areas in the Rift Valley and Western Kenya. The forest is the source of at least 12 rivers that feed into three lakes; Lake Victoria, which is the world’s second-largest freshwater lake as well as Lake Nakuru and Lake Naivasha, which support millions of humans and wildlife in Kenya and beyond. While forest conservation goals are laudable, the way KFS is carrying out the evictions while we are in the midst of fighting the COVID-19 global pandemic, raises serious concerns on the inhumane treatment and the use of excessive force to evict communities that authorities say have encroached the forest land. Many families are out in the cold and the rain because they have nowhere to go. I visited that area two days ago and I was horrified when I left in the evening because The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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