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    "id": 1011710,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mwangi",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 75,
        "legal_name": "Ephraim Mwangi Maina",
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    "content": "Kariobangi North Ward, Embakasi North Constituency, Nairobi City County. The matter was critical noting that it affected residents who had their homes demolished. We also got submissions from the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government and completed the Report. Pursuant to Standing Order No.48 (1), eight Statements were referred to the Committee during the period under review. The Committee has already commenced enquiries into the Statements and further involved the Senators who had requested for the Statements. The Statements include- (1) A Statement requested by Sen. (Dr.) Alice Milgo on waste management in Bomet County and another on the implementation of the National Land Use Policy in the counties; (2) Statement requested by Sen. Omogeni on the recent demolition of houses and homesteads carried out in Keroka and Nyamira town, Nyamira County; and, (3) Statements requested by Sen. Sakaja on the planned repossession. Since I want to be fast on this one, we invited the Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Forestry and Climate Change and he gave us the details. We agreed that he is not going to demolish anymore houses until the matter has been handled properly by the Committee and completed. On some Statements, supplementary questions arose and the Committee has scheduled meetings with the relevant Ministries and county governments, among other institutions, to interrogate the issues arising. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, with regard to Petitions, the Committee has one of the most critical mandates that directly affect the citizens of this country. As a result, 23 Petitions have been referred to the Committee and enquiries have already commenced with some concluded. The Committee will be tabling reports of 11 of these Petitions, following its conclusion of investigations into the matter raised by the Petitioners. The Committee expects to have wound up with the remainder of the Petitions during the next reporting period. Finally, in respect to county visits in the period under review, the Committee was unable to actualise its scheduled county visits due to the COVID-19 pandemic hampering in its movement. Following the ease of restrictions, the Committee has currently planned to undertake site visits to Kisumu, Kericho and Nandi counties, to interact with residents affected by the alleged environmental degradation and irregular dumping at a land view in Kajulu, Kisumu East constituency; residents of Kericho and Bomet counties following on the status of land owned by multinationals. The minority Ngerek community following their proposed evictions from Southern Nandi Forest and residents of Tinderet Sub-County in Nandi County on the operations of Karebe Gold Mining limited."
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