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    "id": 1057119,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Farhiya",
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        "legal_name": "Farhiya Ali Haji",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Petition. Sen. Mwaruma has been known to continuously fight for the rights of his people and he has been doing so very well. There are so many petitions coming to this House because Kenyans have some level of faith that things will happen. It will be very disappointing if the same House where Kenyans have a lot of faith in to bring their issues here and nothing moves. I agree with Sen. Sakaja that the Standing Committee on Lands, Environment and Natural Resources should either be split or make them have sub-committees to deal with matters. There is a Petition I brought to this House in May 2019. However, up to now, I have not seen any report. I have not heard of any visits and I am wondering what is happening. The situation was dire when I brought that Petition. There was a dumpsite that was open and children would go there. There were bottles from bars that had been dropped there and children were drinking from them. In addition, goats and animals were going inside the dumpsite and they were getting infected and dying. Those are livelihoods for some people who keep animals and live in the periphery of the town. These things are not being adequately addressed. I agree that land is an emotive issue in this country. There are so many things that happening this county. For example, during land disputes, people become squatters. We need people who are on top of things, not talking about 2019 issues. Up to now, nothing is ongoing. There are some matters that can be removed from the Standing Committee on Lands, Environment and Natural Resources, for example, wildlife. Wildlife comes under tourism. There is the Standing Committee on Tourism, Trade and Industrialization that can work on land issues. There is a lot that we can do. Ministries keep on shifting departments. We should amend our Standing Orders in such a way that once departments move between 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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