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    "id": 1155209,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1155209/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Emuhaya, ANC",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Omboko Milemba",
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        "legal_name": "Jeremiah Omboko Milemba",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this chance to comment on this Petition that talks about land, specifically about land at the Coast. The truth is that people at the Coast, and in particular Msambweni, have really suffered on the issue of land. Most of them do not have title deeds. It is true that they live as squatters on their own land, which is not right. Land ownership in this country is founded on the First Occupancy Theory by a man called Samuel Pufendorf who stated that those who first settled in a place became the owners of that land. That is possibly why many communities are where they are. However, when you go to the Coast, you find that the Pufendorf Theory is not applicable because the original members and people at the Coast do not have their land. This will never die. Many people imagine that it will end, but it will not because history is clear. They have their own traditions and know that that is their land. The faster the Government can tackle the issue of land, specifically in Msambweni and at the Coast, the better because the truth is that their land was taken away. Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I support the Petition."
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