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    "speaker_name": "Kilifi South, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ken Chonga",
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    "content": "Mwenje to think of coming up with such a Motion are those that the entire country is grappling with. We all know land is a basic necessity and as many have alluded, the issue of regularisation being historical is very embarrassing. It is 60 years after Independence and we are still discussing this matter. While this problem could be historical, in quite a number of instances, it is actually deliberate by our own Civil Service. Kilifi South is not an exception in terms of its land being affected. Surprising enough, 80 per cent of Government land, if you do a serious audit, you will find out that it came from the Coast. Individuals and cartels have really taken advantage of that. We have very many people who are landless. We also have very many people owning large chunks of land having acquired them illegally. Some are speculating on it while others have their own usages. I have two cases in Kilifi South which I would wish to give as an example in debating this Motion. Vipingo Trading Centre is within Junju Ward. This centre has come up very fast. It started during the colonial era when Vipingo Development Company started sisal plantations at Vipingo. Communities from very many parts of East Africa came to seek work at Vipingo Development Company. Over time, Vipingo has really grown. Then came Vipingo Ridge, Centum, and many others. Vipingo area is one area that has potential. Sometime in 2013, just as my colleague said here, title deeds were issued to the people of Vipingo. But these title deeds were issued haphazardly. It was more of political interest than for the people to have title deeds for their land. In that hurry, some people were given pieces of land where they do not belong. There are instances where title deeds came out without the names of those who occupied the land and had even constructed on it, buried their people there, and were even doing farming. You find a title deed has been issued to a person, but he or she does not even know where the land is. When we talk about regularisation, we are talking about a serious matter here. This is a matter that needs a clear policy from the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development so that eventually, everybody can get somewhere they can call home."
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