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"speaker_name": "Kilifi South, ODM",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Ken Chonga",
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"legal_name": "Richard Ken Chonga Kiti",
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"content": "THAT, Makata Community-Based Organization (CBO) was registered as a community- based organization on 26th August 2020 under certificate No.49145 and has membership comprising of residents of Dindiri, Makata and Kaole Villages of Chasimba Ward in Kilifi South Constituency; THAT, the residents of these villages comprising of a population of over 65,000 live on their ancestral land registered under Plot No.152/4/Mainland-North measuring 1776 acres; THAT, the residents recently discovered, with dismay, the existence of copies of a title deed dated 1908 that allegedly assigns ownership of the land to an absentee individual by the name of Mbarak Islam Abed; THAT, this alleged subdivision and title deed issuance is irregular and highly questionable in view of the fact that, among other reasons, it was issued over 110 year ago during the British colonial era yet at independence in 1963 all land was freed from colonial oversight and transferred to the Government to safeguard the welfare of indigenous people occupying their respective lands; THAT, Wachonyi and Giriama ancestors had settled in the Dindiri, Makata and Kaole Forest area for over 100 years without any dispute and built houses, grown crops such as coconut palms, cashew nuts, maize, cassava and mangoes, and reared livestock; THAT, over the decades, the community expanded exponentially and established new social infrastructure such as the Dindiri Nursery School, Makata Primary School, Kaole Primary School, Dindiri Secondary School, churches, restaurants, salons, shops and other commercial establishments; THAT, graveyards that are almost 100 years old as well as old mango trees are a testament to the fact that the residents have lived on this ancestral land for decades; THAT, the area residents are the legitimate owners of the land Plot No.152/4/Mainland- North as a community by virtue of being the occupants of the land for centuries; THAT, efforts to address this matter with relevant authorities have not borne much fruit; and, THAT, the matter in respect of which this Petition is made is not pending before any court of law or any constitutional body. Therefore, your humble petitioners pray that the National Assembly, through the Departmental Committee on Lands, enquires into the matter with a view to securing the revocation of the title deed irregularly issued to Mr. Mbarak Islam Abed to facilitate subdivision of the land and title deed issuance to the legitimate and bona fide residents of Dindiri, Makata and Kaole Villages. Your petitioners will forever pray."
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