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    "id": 1183554,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kwanza, FORD-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ferdinand Wanyonyi",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Speaker, thank you very much. Two minutes may be too little, but I take this opportunity to thank all Members who have contributed to this Motion. I want to assure you that the next move will be for me to be able to bring together the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development and the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development so that we can develop this Motion into a Bill. I want to make it very clear: We are not talking about pastoralists. We are talking about people who own large tracts of land but do not use it for anything. They do not have livestock or anything else. Maybe one has 300 or 500 acres but is using only 50 acres. He should lease out or sell the land lying idle or the Government should come up with a way of taxing that land. Population is growing. We are now importing food and yet we have a lot of land. The President said the other day that we are going to import food from Russia and yet they are at war. What is happening to our people? I thank Members. I will meet the people who are concerned so that this Motion is developed into a Bill and passed to protect Kenyans from people who own land for the sake of it. Others own land to sell and make money. They do not use land for the purpose of cultivation of food for this country. This country needs food. I thank every Member who has taken time to talk about this Motion. I reply. Thank you."
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