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    "id": 1220522,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1220522/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Abass",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13587,
        "legal_name": "Abass Sheikh Mohamed",
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    "content": "Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. I support the Petition by the Senate Majority Leader. I believe much has been said on the issue of the colonialists. The colonialists who colonised this country have caused a lot of suffering. Many Kenyans have been killed because of defending their own properties and land. Many lands have been taken and they have taken the best product of land. Kenya’s population has increased and most Kenyans are still squatters in their own country. They also created imaginary boundaries where communities are fighting every day over boundaries that do not exist in the country. They have been told that certain areas belong to only certain communities. As a result, we have recurrent conflict over land, land use and our natural resource use. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I believe most of the British people who lived here, who took the big chunks of land have now grown old, died or relocated to their countries. However, if you go to their countries, the land is still in the custody of the British people. It is high time we reclaim that land and redistribute it. We need retribution for Kenyans so that people can heal and benefit from their land. As it is now, we are not even able to feed our country. There are people---"
}