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"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I stand up under Standing Order No.207 to present a public petition on behalf of Kiborowa Squatters Alliance who comprise a membership of 21,297 squatters, being citizens located in the Trans Nzoia District of Kenya. They say:- âWe would like to draw the attention of the House to the following matters: We, the above mentioned squatters, reside in the rural and peri-urban slums within Trans Nzoia and, like our forefathers, remain landless, living in deplorable conditions. We serve as temporary laborers on the former colonial settler farms currently known as Agricultural Development Corporation (ADC) farms. Our girls and women are forced into prostitution and early marriages, occasioning high incidents of HIV/AIDS and gender-based violence. There are high poverty levels leading to school dropouts and child labour. Despite making several presentations to the Government with assurances from the District Commissioner, Permanent Secretary and Minister for Lands, we are yet to see any positive action. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we are therefore, as squatters, making a humble request for the following prayers: (i) That immediately the Government may settle all the squatters on the following ADC farms: Sabwani, Sikhendu and Olingatongo. (ii) The Government restrains those persons who are currently inciting members from non-squatter communities from invading these farms. (iii) We are praying to the Government that the Agricultural Development Corporation, the Commissioner of Lands, the Director of Lands and Adjudication and Settlement, the Commissioner of Police and the Attorney-General to respect the High Court ruling that was made at Bungoma, Petition No.26 of 2010, concerning this matterâ. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this petition has been signed by 5,100 squatters on behalf of the 21,297. They have requested that I table along with this petition, a copy of the High"
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