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    "id": 1369218,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1369218/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mavoko, WDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Patrick Makau",
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    "content": "that Portland and Aimi Ma Lukenya Society claimed the land in question. Aimi Ma Lukenya Society had a title for that parcel of land of 4,280 acres. We must ask ourselves where Portland got that land from. I agree with the previous speakers that this land belonged to the people of Machakos County before it was allocated to Portland. There must have been people who were living there. The Aimi Ma Lukenya Society claims that their grandparents were buried there, and they are the ones who own that land. Since 2013, when the new County Government of Machakos was in place, they have been approving buildings and collecting rates from the same parcel of land. Today, as you know, you cannot open a file in any county government without ownership documents. That is why I said there is no way one can build in any municipality or city in this country without approval from the county government. If from 2013 to 2023, the County Government of Machakos has been approving those houses, at what point did Portland know that it is not Aimi Ma Lukenya Society’s land? Two entities, Portland and Aimi Ma Lukenya Society, were competing for the same land. Their case went to court for a determination of the rightful owner of that land. The owners of the houses claimed on national television that they went to banks using the same titles and were given loans. The County Government used the same tiles to give them approvals. They did a search and came out with the correct title deeds. I condemn with the strongest terms possible the demolitions of…"
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