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    "id": 1537519,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 407,
        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, the salient issues raised in the Petition are as follows- (a) That the Olderkesi group land situated in Narok West constituency in Narok County is a communal land measuring approximately 101,303,000 acres, where 7,818 acres was converted into a conservancy area by the name Olderkesi Conservancy. (b) That an investor by the name of Calvin Cottar or the family of Cottar, leased the land from 1920s to date, but the community is yet to receive any returns compensation from the leasehold. (c) That the Olderkesi group land has been subdivided and adjudication done, awaiting the issuance of title deeds in March 2025. (d) That the Olderkesi group land has 25 clusters; each cluster having representatives appointed to the land adjudication committee to ensure that each community member is allocated at least three acres of land. (e) That the committee members allocated land to themselves, their relatives and friends from the region, with others selling the parcels of land, denying community members their rightful share. The whole process lacked transparency. (f) That the adjudication officer left out bona fide members in the adjudication registry containing records of rights and interests to the land and inserted names of non- community members and this was not made public. (g) That the petitioners have made the best efforts to have the matter addressed by the relevant authorities, including the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, the National Land Commission (NLC) and the County Government of Narok, all of which have failed to give a satisfactory response. h) That none of the issues raised in the petitions are pending before any courts of law, Constitution or legal body. 4) Consequently the petitioners pray that the Senate does the following- (i) Intervenes and investigates the matter to ensure that the original members of the Olderkesi Group Ranch are identified and are fairly allocated land, the total number of registered members is established and a list of the numbers of parcels of land sold and the beneficiaries is furnished. (ii) Inquire into the matters and establish when the Olderkesi Conservancy was founded, the least amount paid by Mr. Calvin Quotas and family, detailed information of the lessors and ensure that the community members are adequately compensated from the leasehold venture. (iii) Enquire into the matters and make legislative intervention relating to the sale of land, transfer and acquisition process to ensure that innocent Kenyans are protected. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
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