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    "id": 1477059,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1477059/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "North Mugirango, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Joash Nyamoko",
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    "content": "3. A list of the original beneficiaries of the 19,019 acres of land in Phase I of the Hindi-Magogoni settlement scheme. The following is my response. The land being referred to measures approximately 16,000 acres. It was reserved on 13th January 1997 for the settlement of squatters at Phase I and Phase II of the Hindi-Magogoni Settlement Scheme. It was to be managed by the Settlement Fund Trustees (SFT), now referred to as the Land Settlement Fund Board of Trustees. In 2013, the Ministry developed a plan for four-acre farm plots. The County Government of Lamu did not concur with the plan by the Ministry. Instead, it proposed a quarter-to-one acre mixed used plots. Subsequently, consultations were held between the County Government and the Ministry that led to the harmonisation of the two plans while taking cognizance of the expanded 500-metre-wide Lamu Port South-Sudan Ethiopia Transport (LAPSSET) set corridor and the land uses. The harmonised plan provided for two-acre plots, which the Ministry approved. In 2019, the Ministry and the County Government of Lamu began profiling the squatters. However, the exercise experienced a number of challenges, including: 1. Several people had fenced off huge chunks of land. 2. Massive invasion by both local and non-locals. 3. Some squatters presented multiple identity cards for absentee landlords. 4. Political interference from some leaders by excluding those perceived to be from outside the area. 5. The county government plans to establish urban centres in order to collect revenue. 6. Rampant insecurity in the area. Following the August 2022 General Elections, a new county administration came into office. Following this new development, the Ministry undertook to carry out further consultations with various stakeholders with a view to finding a lasting solution. So far, several stakeholder meetings have been conducted to build consensus on the settlement programme. A number of solutions have been agreed upon as follows: 1. The State Department for Livestock is to cede a claim of 2,047 hectares, which is approximately 5,060 acres from the scheme. 2. LAPSSET teams to sensitise beneficiaries and the public on the different land uses and zoning along the corridors. 3. Beneficiaries of the land are to be identified under the survey."
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