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    "id": 1289100,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kingi",
    "speaker_title": "The Speaker",
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    "content": "Sen. Madzayo and Sen. Kathuri, you can resume your seats. I hereby report to the Senate that a petition has been submitted, through the Clerk, by the Cultural Environmental Care Society (CECARE Society) concerning the conversion of the LR NO.209/ 2378/1 Pumwani Majengo from public to private land. As you are aware, under Article 119(1) of the Constitution, and I quote - “Every person has a right to petition Parliament to consider any matter within its authority, including enacting, amending or repealing any legislation.” Hon. Senators, the salient issues raised in the said Petition are- THAT, the community in Pumwani Ward have been residents in the area since the colonial era and have established both residential and commercial properties in the area. THAT, the current area population is 29, 616 people who are majorly descendants of colonial workers from the coastal Muslim community who lived in Pangani area and later relocated to Pumwani. THAT, in 1932, the Kenya National Commission recommended that following the relocation of the community from Pangani to Pumwani, the residents ought to have been compensated in line with the delineation plans of areas in Nairobi for settlement. THAT, a lease on the said land had been granted to the Nairobi Municipal Council for a period of 99 years from the Governor of the then Kenyan colony. This lease was to lapse on 1st January, 2023. THAT, since the lapse of the lease, the County Government of Nairobi and the defunct Municipal Council have been sub-leasing parts of the land to persons outside the community and to the detriment of the original residents. THAT, various evictions have since been witnessed in the area culminating in the discrimination of the initially allocated residents of Pumwani and has resulted in dispossession of property and land. THAT, the irregular allocation has affected the road reserves and social amenities such as schools, clinics, memorial halls and playgrounds in the area. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard Services,Senate."
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