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    "content": "In my own district, we still have problems. I have addressed this matter to the Minister. I am asking him to visit Trans Nzoia. Government land which was used for research and agricultural production was haphazardly given out to people. Some of that land is not properly utilized. So, when people talk about addressing the injustices of land, we are not just talking about the old colonial days. We are also talking about what happened 10,15 and 20 years ago. These are the injustices that people are talking about. I do not see any reason why anybody sensible would take a land belonging to a research institution and give it out to private developers. This has happened in my district. We would like the Minister to come to our district and we will assist him to rectify these mistakes. People gave themselves huge tracts of land. Provincial Commissioners, District Commissioners, Commissioner of Lands and the President were able to give land without following any law. We still live with those problems. My colleague, hon. Wamalwa has talked about the issue of squatters. We have squatters all over. We have squatters at the Coast, Rift Valley, Western provinces and in many parts of this country. I want to stress the fact that we have reached a stage where we must address the issue of landlessness. We can do that through some legal framework and proper planning, so that we do not talk about this issue year in, year out."
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