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    "id": 1106124,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1106124/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Deputy Speaker",
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    "content": "Order Members. Hon. Members, Standing Order 225(2)(b) requires the Hon. Speaker to report to the House any petition, other than those presented by a Member. Further, Article 119 of the Constitution provides for the right of any person to petition Parliament to consider any matter within its authority, including petitioning the House to enact, amend or repeal any legislation. In this regard, Hon. Members, I wish to report to the House that my office has received a Petition from Mr. Samuel Gilbert Njenga Karumbi of P.O. Box 32180 Nairobi seeking compensation for the loss of family property destroyed as a result of skirmishes that occurred in Githunguri, Kiambu County in 1997. The 62-year old petitioner who hails from Riagithu Village in Githunguri avers that on 9th December 1997, the Kenya African National Union (KANU) Party held party nominations in Githunguri Town in which his brother Mr. Stephen Waweru Njenga vied for nomination for the Githunguri parliamentary seat. Disputes arising from the party nominations led to politically instigated skirmishes where thugs burnt three houses, maimed his mother with an axe, burnt a new pick-up van, slashed six cows to death, uprooted bananas and maize from the farm, and caused considerable damage to the entire homestead while mocking the family following his brother’s loss in the nominations. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}