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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Chimera",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. I hope the Clerk is mindful of my time. I rise in support of this Petition. It is common knowledge that I come from Kwale County. It is a sad day for me as a leader from this county to see a Petition of this manner being brought before this honourable House. Court orders, directives or decrees the world over are issued for a specific and particular purpose. Court orders do not operate in a vacuum and they are not in vain. Once a Kenyan has gone to court and obtained certain orders, then it is incumbent upon state agencies to implement them. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are a country governed by laws and ruled by the rule of law. It is, therefore, shocking that we have such a situation in Kwale whereby a court has pronounced itself on this issue and certain people have refused to implement the orders of the court. I take this opportunity to congratulate the Mkupuo Organization for making the effort to make sure that we reclaim this land. For long, the people of Kwale have suffered under historical injustices. They have lost land at the hands of unscrupulous investors. These investors must come to Kwale County with the intention of solely investing there. It is wrong to see an investor who is willing to put in money in Kwale and invest in our economy, working round the clock to ensure that they dispossess the people of Kwale of their original ancestral land. I will say before this honourable House that, as a Senator from Kwale County, and I am sure that if my colleague, Sen. Issa Boy, was present, he would agree with my comments, we will not rest until the rights of the people of Ramisi Phase I, Block 5056 have been realized; and that the people are resettled as per the court order arising from this Petition. I support."
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