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    "id": 1278220,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1278220/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kibwezi West, MCCP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Mwengi Mutuse",
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    "content": "House, separate… That is why I gave the historical genesis. We should separate between people who genuinely occupy land and those who have invaded land for the purpose of acquiring it fraudulently. Hon. Temporary Speaker, you are aware that in this country land is categorised into three major categories; private land, public land, and Community land. When we get into this issue, we must also look at people who have settled on private land and determine whether the land is actually theirs or not. There are people who have invaded Government land because they think it is easy to invade and fraudulently gain ownership using cartels working for the Government. There are also people who may have obtained titles to community land because maybe the communities occupying the land are complacent or may not know their land rights. In my Constituency, as I finish, at Emali and Kinyoo, there are farmers who have historically been occupying that land. They have been farming on the land all these years. However, recently, somebody came from Nairobi with a title and said that the land does not belong to the farmers. That he has the title to the land. These are the issues we need to resolve. I have people in Nguu Settlement Scheme who for many years have been fighting for their land rights, but up to date, they have never received their tittle deeds. As we welcome Hon. Mwenje’s Motion we want to encourage that the land issue be taken seriously. Kenyans cannot keep fighting for land for almost 60 years after Independence. Time has come when we must put the land question to a close so that every Kenyan can occupy land, get a title, and transact using their land."
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