{"id":153015,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/153015/?format=json","text_counter":272,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Wamalwa","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":148,"legal_name":"Eugene Ludovic Wamalwa","slug":"eugene-wamalwa"},"content":"Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, before I proceed to initiate debate on this Motion, I wish to declare my interest, under Standing Order No.81. I am a son of a son of a squatter from Trans Nzoia District. My father, William Wamalwa, was born in 1922 to Abraham Wekesa on a farm known as “Kwa Bwana Mrefu John Car.” He was a squatter there. My mother was born in 1942 to Samson Wakape, who was a squatter on a farm of one Maj. Hoe in Saboti Division of Trans Nzoia District. Therefore, as I speak, I am a grandson of a squatter. If I am passionate about this matter, I have declared my interest. We know the history of squatters in this country. It is a phenomenon that has not been defined, addressed or resolved since Independence. If you look at the meaning of the word “squatting” in the Macmillan English Dictionary, you will see that it is a"}