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    "id": 1473897,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Igembe Central, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Daniel Karitho",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Cyprian Kubai Iringo",
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    "content": " Hon. Deputy Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 44(2)(c), I rise to request for a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Affairs regarding criminal activities in Ndoleli- Athiru Ruujine-Kirugugu Villages in Igembe Central Constituency. The Ndoleli-Athiru Ruujine in Kirugugu Villages in Igembe Central Constituency have been experiencing land disputes between the original residents and invaders from the neighbouring Tharaka and Eastern regions. There is an ongoing land dispute in those areas that has reached to a critical point, with reports indicating that the disputes have degenerated to violent confrontations between the invaders and original land owners. Those conflicts have resulted in displacement of people, numerous injuries and several fatalities. Last week, a prominent business person, leader and politician called Mr. Morris Kimathi M’atingo of Identification Card Number 20611144 and Mr. Robert Mwithalii Mutuma, a village elder, of Identification Card Number 34906980 were killed by those invaders when they were attending to their farms. They all have title deeds, but the invaders have invaded them. There are no police officers who can venture into the disputed land areas because of insecurity. The groups are armed with poisonous arrows. They are killing everyone who tries to venture into the land. The ongoing unrest has not only affected the individuals directly involved, but also it has disrupted the social fabric of the communities. Livelihoods have been threatened. There is an urgent need for intervention to restore peace and stability in the region. It is against this background that I request for a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Affairs on the following: 1. Essential insights into the current state of the disputes, the underlying causes, and the measures being taken or proposed to address that urgent issue. 2. Steps that the Government has taken to ensure safety and well-being of the affected communities, including stating the frequency of inspections carried out to ensure compliance with the regulations and necessary measures against the invaders who are responsible for the insecurity. 3. Plans in place to ensure that all the displaced original residents who have genuine title deeds are resettled in their rightful lands. 4. Establishment of a General Service Unit (GSU) camp in the area to contain peace."
}