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    "id": 1299970,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, that happens after you have had a five-course lunch. As I was saying, land is very sensitive. We welcome the Government institutions like Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) to undertake their business in Kisii County. We benefit a lot from them. However, they need to acknowledge that people who have their ancestral land in Kisii also have their own rights. I am placing a lot of faith in this Committee headed by Senator for Nyandarua County, my good friend, Sen. Methu. I remember that in the last session, such a matter was brought by petitioners from Baringo County. We dealt with it. We summoned the then Cabinet Secretary for Lands and she agreed to compensate the affected people. As Sen. Kinyua has put it, these Kenyans have shown faith and trust in this House. We can only reciprocate by also getting to the bottom of this matter by doing a thorough investigation. If there is an injustice being committed against these poor Kenyans, then we should stand with them. Under the new Constitution, land has been elevated so much that we have a chapter dedicated to land issues. Under the Judiciary, in Article 162, we have created a specialized court that is dedicated to dealing with issues of land and environment. That shows how serious Kenyans took this issue of land when enacting the Constitution, 2010. I trust that my friend, Sen. Methu, will go into depth of this matter, listen to these Kenyans and be fair to everybody by not just listening to the mighty. These poor Kenyans have right to be listened to and receive justice. I hope this matter shall be solved amicably, so that we can have co-existence between KARI and the people living in the ancestral land in Kisii. I thank you."
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