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    "id": 109681,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Wamalwa",
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        "legal_name": "Eugene Ludovic Wamalwa",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also wish to support this petition and thank Dr. Khalwale for bringing it here. The story of the Kiborowa squatters spans over 20 years, when they were evicted from Kiborowa Forest at the time when Mr. Yusuf Haji was the PC. From the time these squatters were evicted from Kiborowa Forest the Government promised to settle them. It has been over 20 years and there are those who were there when we were in school. There is a Mzee Chemombut, Mzee Muyekho, Mzee Kabuya who moved there when he was a young man, but he is now a Mzee; there is Mzee Wandachi. They have been waiting for the Government to settle them for all this time and now their patience has run out. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the squatters have now decided to look for land. This is a time bomb that must be addressed. This House did pass a Motion which I brought here in 2008 for settlement of squatters. The Motion asked for setting up of a fund that can address the issue of squatters in this country, but it has not been implemented to date. As we speak, in certain parts of the country, squatters have been settled. Those who were in Kyulu Hills were settled, although there are some who are still awaiting settlement. We do know that there were squatters who were evicted from Aberdares and Mt. Kenya, and were settled on Solio Ranch. We do know that there were squatters in Trans Nzoia who were settled in neighboring ADC farms during the KANU reign. It is not strange that this petition has come to this House. Others have been settled. The Government must now move with speed to settle these squatters. Thank you."
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