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    "id": 127579,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/127579/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kiunjuri",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Water and Irrigation",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 175,
        "legal_name": "Festus Mwangi Kiunjuri",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, continued stay of people in the Mau Forest should be classified as a crime against humanity. It is a crime because it has led to the deaths of Kenyans and people in other African countries. It is equal to genocide. We cannot come here and pretend that we do not understand this issue and yet all of us have gone to school and have degrees. None of us requires to be lectured on the dangers of occupying the Mau Forest. It is, therefore, upon us to rise to the occasion and stand firm. We do not care what you say about us, but the truth will stand on our side. That is why we support the Prime Minister in every move that he makes. Let these people be allocated land elsewhere and let the Government move a Motion here tomorrow so that we get land to settle the people from Mau Forest. Anything short of that is unacceptable. We have people who were evicted from those forests. For example, I was evicted from the forest, but I have not been compensated until today. We have the IDPs still in the camps and yet nobody has compensated them. However, we agree that the people living in Mau Forest should be allocated alternative land because they are Kenyans. I challenge the hon. Members who are opposed to bring a Motion here tomorrow requesting money from the Government to settle these people. They could even question the Government, through a Question by Private Notice, why it has not got alternative land for these people. However, arguing here that people will remain in the forest until this matter is addressed at a later date which is not specified means nothing. At the end of the day, there are either errors in this Report or not. It is either complete or incomplete. We have said that people must move out of Mau Forest. We want nothing short of that."
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