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    "id": 1026443,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1026443/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kitui South, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Rachael Nyamai",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13374,
        "legal_name": "Richard Ken Chonga Kiti",
        "slug": "richard-ken-chonga-kiti"
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to respond to a request for a Statement by Hon. Injendi Malulu, MP Malava Constituency concerning tribal conflicts over land along the Nandi Escarpment located along Nandi and Kakamega counties. The registration sections in the disputed areas are Chemuche, Chesero and Kambiri in Kakamega County and Kamwega in Nandi County. Hon. Speaker, the conflict arose due to an overlap of adjudication boundary with the administrative boundary. The adjudication boundary of South Kabras/Chesero Section in Kakamega County runs along the ridge of the Nandi Escarpment. However, from the demarcation book, the Nandi /Kamwega Section adopted the administration boundary thus leading to an overlap in some sections and consequently double registration of parcels in that area. The County Commissioners of Nandi and Kakamega have constituted a joint committee whose composition includes officials from the Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning. The committee has been holding a series of meetings on this matter. The latest one was held on 25th June 2020 to determine the extent of the overlaps in view of arriving at remedial measures. Hon. Speaker, a report on the deliberations is attached as Annexure I. In the meantime, the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government is spearheading reconciliatory meetings between the two communities. This is geared towards paving way for the technical team from the Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning and other relevant offices to visit the ground to: i) Establish the administrative boundary of Nandi and Kakamega counties within that area; and ii) Establish which parcels transcend the county boundaries and subdivide such parcels into two and the resultant subplots be registered in the relevant subsections but under the same owners. Hon. Speaker, the details of this matter are attached and so Hon. Malulu can look at them. With regard to the second matter…"
}