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    "id": 1093622,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1093622/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Halake",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13184,
        "legal_name": "Abshiro Soka Halake",
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    "content": "We stand with the people of Webuye as we should with the people of Northern Kenya in Isiolo, Wajir, Garissa and Marsabit who live in community land and whose land is grabbed anytime there is a development that needs to be done. It does not make sense. In Kiambu, people are killed so as to destroy the community forest yet in other parts, you gazette it as public land just because it suits you. Since 2016, over 60 ancestral lands have been converted to public land without paying a cent. In fact, this Committee has to go beyond the Webuye land to the 60 forests that have been grabbed from communities and take them back to the rightful owners. This House has become the last resort. Communities are coming to us. Therefore, we must stand up and be counted. We must ensure that the Constitution and the rule of law is upheld. Communities should be given their rightful share in terms of compensation if the land must be converted to a forest. Madam Temporary Speaker, I support and look forward to the implementation, investigation, conversion and reconversion of this land back to the people of Webuye who are the rightful owners."
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