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    "content": "Hon. Senators, I hereby report that a Petition has been submitted to the Senate by representatives of Mwabundusi land squatters in Bobaracho Ward in Kisii County, concerning the delayed allocation of alternative land for their ancestral land that was alienated for the construction of Kisii Agricultural Research Institutes and Kisii Farmers Training Centre. As you are aware, under Article 119 (1) of the Constitution - “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 this Petition are as follows - (1) THAT, originally the land where Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) and Kisii Farmers Training Centre (KFTC) are located, belong to the families of Mogaka Nyabaro, Naftali Openda, Christopher Mbaka and Atogo Mogaka among others. (2) THAT, between the years of 1963/1964 the Ministry of Agriculture in coordination with the then Provisional Director of Agriculture, alienated 83 acres of land to lease KARI and KFTC for a period of 37 years and the lease agreement has already expired. (3) THAT, up to date, the land is still under ownership of KARI and KFTC and currently occupies more than 300 acres of land despite the initial land set aside for their use which was 38 acres. (4) THAT, in 2015, the residents of Mwabundusi lodged a complaint with the National Land Commission (NLC) on the expansion of the land from the initial 83 acres to over 300 acres, and abuse of the lease agreement by KARI and KFTC."
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