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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have a Petition to the Senate concerning mistreatment, harassment, property loss and human rights violations meted on the family of the former Tinderet Member of Parliament (MP), the late Hon. Jean Marie Seroney. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to draw the attention of the Senate to the following- THAT Jean Marie Seroney was a Member of Legislative Council (LegCo) for Nandi Constituency from 1961 to 1963 and Nandi North from 1963 to 1966 and later the first Member of Tinderet Constituency from 1966 to 1975; THAT, hon. Jean-Marie Seroney was elected Deputy Speaker for Parliament of Kenya in 1975; THAT, during his tenure, he advocated against abuse of power, condemned corruption, unfair distribution of resources and land injustices; THAT, Hon. Seroney helped champion social justice, the rule of law and democracy through much of the early Independence years of Kenya. His ideas of devolution, which he kept active through much of the 1960s and 1970s, are now part of the Constitution of Kenya 2010; THAT, he was arrested within the precincts of Parliament and detained for three years and two months in harsh prison conditions without trial at the famous Manyani GK Prison and later at Kamiti Prison; THAT, he was then released on 11th December, 1978 and stayed at home where he faced series of opposition from leaders and aspirants; THAT, in the year 1981, he was appointed as the chairperson of Industrial Development Bank (IDB), a position, which he served until his death on 6th December, 1982; THAT, his farming venture deteriorated significantly and hon. Seroney was unable to service his huge loan that he took from the Standard Chartered Bank and the National Bank of Kenya to finance the acquisition since he was in detention; THAT, he desperately tried to seek the help of the Government to at least waive his interest for the time he was in detention for three years and two months; that he had not been tried and found guilty of any offence. His pleas fell on deaf ears leading him into a state of deep depression; THAT, after his death, almost all of his land and property was sold and others grabbed, leaving his family desperate thus becoming squatters and even his grave has also been grabbed;"
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