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    "id": 1299973,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kisang",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2263,
        "legal_name": "William Kipkemoi Kisang",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I wish to comment on this particular Petition. The families were generous to give 38 acres to KARI for research in that part of the country, but they took advantage and used about 300 acres, which they do not need. They have pushed the families to live on riparian land, which is very dangerous due to these issues of climate change. It is important, since the lease has expired, to give back the land to the community and families, so that they can make use of the riparian land. They can grow trees to help with the issue of climate change. This issue is not only in Kisii County. There are many families and communities that have been generous. Our grandparents and parents donated land to schools and colleges. However, because of their ignorance, some of these institutions took advantage and acquired titles in their names without the families knowing. So, I believe the Committee should investigate these particular issues, so that if there are any injustices, the families are given back the land. In fact, there is an issue in Elgeyo-Marakwet County at the Chebororwa Farmers Training Center (FTC), where 1,800 acres were given. However, along the way, they decided to take all of it and pushed the families to non-fertile land where they cannot farm anything. I hope the Committee shall listen to both sides, so that justice can prevail and the two families get back about 262 or 267 acres. KARI can also continue with the other 38 acres. If anything, they have also lost a lot of land that was grabbed in the 1980s. They do not need that big piece of land"
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