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    "id": 132187,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/132187/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Samoei",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Agriculture",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 204,
        "legal_name": "William Samoei Ruto",
        "slug": "william-ruto"
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    "content": " On a point of order Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise under Standing Order No.76 to address a matter that involves my name. Yesterday, at the request of this House, we tabled the list of beneficiaries of Agricultural Development Corporation (ADC) land that was given out. My Assistant Minister complied with a request from the House. As a Ministry, we believe in doing the right thing when we are asked to do it by this House. The ADC is a State corporation under my Ministry. The list that was tabled in this House contained the name “William Ruto”, who was given 10 acres of land somewhere and another 10 acres or 50 acres in another place. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to state categorically that the William Ruto referred to in that particular set of names that were beneficiaries of the ADC land is not the Minister for Agriculture. Unfortunately, I do not have the patent for the names “William Ruto”. There are other Kenyans who carry that name. I have not applied for the said land. I have not been allocated any such land. I have not been sold such land. I have not sold any land that formerly belonged to the ADC. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to state that some media houses decided to assign those particular pieces of land to me. I do not qualify to be a squatter to be given that kind of land. I think it is important for the right impression to be given – that the William Ruto that was listed in that list of names, which emanated from my Ministry, is not me. My Assistant Minister knew that very well."
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