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    "id": 1048704,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1048704/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Orengo",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Minority Leader",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
        "slug": "james-orengo"
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank the Senator of Trans Nzoia for bringing up this issue. I must declare that at some point, I was involved in this matter. The reason I rise up is that we should not look at this Petition in isolation. If you look at it globally, we can find that one of the reasons our economy cannot progress in tandem with other economies in similar situations--- One of the key elements of production is availability of land as an asset. The Government of Kenya and statutory bodies like Kenya Railways and county councils at one point in time had a lot of land. Similarly, there were many other public institutions like the Agricultural Development Corporation (ADC), who had acquired a lot of land, but these pieces of land did not belong to the Government. The land belonged to communities, and the communities ceded them up for purposes of public use. Unfortunately, over time, people have taken over public land and used it for purposes of speculation. This has made it impossible to do business in Kenya. For example, if you want to do a project in Kenya, compared to Ethiopia or Tanzania, the project would be about five times more expensive because of unavailability of public land. 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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