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    "id": 1289153,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1289153/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mbugua",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Mary Njoki G Mbugua",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53(1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Land, Environment and Natural Resources regarding the leasing of idle public land to farmers. In the Statement, the Committee should: (1) table a list of all underutilized public with the allocations, the custodian Government agencies, and plans to put them to productive use; (2) provide an update on the implementation of the Government plan to commercialize idle public land to address the food deficit and increase agricultural productivity stating the acreage and location of public land leased out to private investors for crop and livestock farming, the lease period and the cost of the leases; (3) report on the economic, social or environmental benefits derived from the productive utilization of public land stating measures put in place to monitor and ensure that the leased public land is put to intended use; and, (4) apprise the Senate of measures established to ensure transparency, accountability and fairness in the allocation of idle public land by Government agencies indicating initiatives in place to encourage the participation of the youth and Persons Living with Disabilities (PwDs) in the process. I thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker."
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