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    "id": 1456846,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13219,
        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
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    "content": "They do not even have a title deed. If you read through, the committee has made a clear finding that not even the County Government of Nyamira has given any allotment letter to KPS.They are using their guns to take over our wetland. This is something we must strongly condemn. I was told when I was in school that the Constitution is our supreme law and we all must abide by its provisions. The Constitution clearly states in Article 63 that the only way public land can be used is if it has been transferred from a specific community by way of a legal process to be used for a purpose that benefits the local community. We know that a prison is a service that is beneficial to the community, but it cannot be at the expense of destroying our environment. I appeal to the national Government to read our Constitution clearly. They should understand that they have an obligation to protect our environment. I have seen the recommendations in this report. Everything is directed to the county government. Nothing is mentioned about the national Government. If you look at Chapter Five of the Constitution on Land and Environment, Article 69 has a sub-heading titled; obligatiosn in respect of the environment. It talks about the State and not the county government. The word used there is “shall”, which means mandatory. Article 69(1)(a) states that the State shall-"
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