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    "id": 1036715,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1036715/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Khaniri",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 171,
        "legal_name": "George Munyasa Khaniri",
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    "content": "As you will observe from the Reports tabled, the Petitions cover a broad range of issues of land, environment, housing and natural resources. Mr. Speaker, Sir, with your indulgence, I will give brief recommendations of the Committee in the Reports. Mr. Speaker, Sir, on Petitions that entail forest evictions and resettlement concerns are as follows: Petition regarding the Resettlement of East Mau Forest evictees, Petition regarding the compensation and resettlement of evictees from Marmanet Forest in Laikipia County and the Petition regarding forceful eviction from Dundori Forest and compensation of land for the excised area from the forest for resettlement. The Committee recommended that in these Petitions the National Land Commission needs to coordinate a multi-agency team comprising of the Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning, Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government, Ministry of Environment and Forestry and the various county governments in expediting the investigations into the claims by the respective petitioners. Since these matters fall under the category of historical injustices, the Committee recommends that a status report on the matters are submitted to the Committee within three months of tabling this Report in the Senate. On the Petition regarding the resettlement of the minority Ngerek Community following their proposed eviction from South Nandi Forest, in Nandi County, the Committee recommended that the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Forestry revokes any previous orders directing the Ngerek Community to leave their land in the Ngerek Hills area---"
}