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    "id": 1132932,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Members, Standing Order 225(2)(b) requires the 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, add or repeal any legislation. In this regard, therefore, I wish to report to the House that my Office has received a Petition signed by several residents of Haraka Settlement Scheme in Yatta and Masinga constituencies. The Petitioners, who comprise of approximately 1,400 families, claim that they have been residing on 746 parcels of land within the settlement scheme comprising of the following: (i) Ndalani Phase I Settlement Scheme. (ii) Ndalani Phase II Settlement Scheme. (iii) Mamba Settlement Scheme. (iv) Nzukuni Phase I Settlement Scheme. (v) Nzukuni Phase II Settlement Scheme. (vi) Nzukuni Phase III Settlement Scheme. (vii) Nzukuni Phase IV Settlement Scheme. (viii) Ngoliba Phase II (B) Settlement Scheme. (ix) Ngoliba Phase IV (D) Settlement Scheme. (x) Ndithini Phase I Settlement Scheme in Masinga Sub-County. (xi) Ndithini Phase II Settlement Scheme in Masinga Sub-County. The Petitioners aver that their families have lived on the parcels of land within the above mentioned settlement schemes for over 45 years, but have never been issued with title deeds as proof of security of tenure and as a guarantee for them to realise full economic potential of their land. They state that in 1988, the Ministry of Lands, in conjunction with the then Eastern Provincial Administration, formed a Ministerial Plots Committee (MPC) to look into the matter and recommend appropriate solution to the long standing squatter issue. Hon. Members, the Petitioners claim that the Ministerial Plots Committee concluded its probe in 1994 in the settlement schemes within Ndalani Location, covering a total of 2,565 parcels of land, among them being the 746 plots that were identified as having squatter issues. In order to resolve the matter, the ministerial committee recommended sub-division and allocation of the plots to verified allottees and squatters in some cases and alternative plots for some squatters in other cases. In 2011/2012, ground verification of the 746 plots within Ndalani Phases I and II, Mamba and Nzuki Phases I, II, III and IV was undertaken and allotment letters were issued to some 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."
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