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    "id": 1369354,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1369354/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Migori County, Independent",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Fatuma Mohammed",
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    "content": "The same people are sitting in office. I am supposed to declare that I come from Nyatike Sub-County and I own a clean piece of land. I live in Lavington and I own a mortgaged house. I do not have interest in Mavoko. When it affects you, you defend it. When it does not affect you, you throw emotions and tantrums, and blame the previous Government. Those who have spoken here spoke with emotions, threats and unsympathetic words because their houses were not brought down. Let us behave humanly and Godly and think of those who are affected. We cannot say they will not be compensated because we did not grab their land. As a Government, we swore to protect Kenyans. Those who had houses there are Kenyans and so is the person who claims to own that land today. So, what should be done? In case the Government does not know, there is something that is called “arbitration.” We should bring the person claiming the land and the person saying he has the right title deed to the table, arbitrate and have a way forward so that the majority of Kenyans do not suffer. There is a rule of the jungle - if I may use it - that says that the majority win. whoever claims to own that land today is one person. The property of the majority of the people was demolished. In such a scenario, we should listen to the majority. The economy is already hurting. We cannot give one person priority over poor innocent Kenyans. Let us be sympathetic with the Mavoko people. A Government inherited what it got from the previous regime. It does not come with any Constitution. It uses the same Constitution that was in place which guards wananchi. So, I beg the Government to consider the Mavoko people and compensate them. That was not their mistake. That was the mistake of the Government and the Government is one. The Government is not Uhuru Kenyatta or Ruto; the Government is not Moi or Kibaki; the Government is the Government of Kenya. So, the Government should take responsibility and compensate these people and guard the future from this happening again."
}