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    "id": 1537972,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1537972/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mbeere North, DP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ruku GK",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44(2)(c), I wish to request a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Lands regarding the settlement of Ngiiri Market squatters in Mbeere North Constituency. Construction of Kiambere Multipurpose Dam between 1983 and 1988 attracted staff and casual labourers to the site. The staff and other labourers set up temporary settlements at Ngiiri area within the land belonging to the Tana and Athi River Development Authority (TARDA), for them to conveniently work at the site. They continued living there after the completion and commissioning of the dam. By 2016, the number of households in the area had risen to nearly 6,000. TARDA had designated provisional sites to cater for the basic needs of staff and other labourers, including a market, medical centre, school complex, housing estate, and a police station, but never formalised the plan. In 2016, TARDA agreed to cede 182.3 acres of its land - 81.3 acres for Ngiiri Market, 20 acres for Ngiiri Primary School, 55 acres for Kiambere School Complex, 6 acres for Kiambere Health facility, and 20 acres for the Police Station. The process of preparing the Part Development Plan for the area and processing of title deeds for issuance to beneficiaries was commenced by the Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning, the National Land Commission and the County Government of Embu but has never been finalised to date. It is against this background that I request a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Lands on the following: 1. A report on the status of the transfer of the land agreed to be ceded by TARDA in 2016 for settlement of Ngiiri Market squatters and establishment of public amenities, including finalisation of the Part Development Plan, adjudication, and issuance of title deeds to beneficiaries. 2. A report on the total size of land to be ceded, specifying the allocation for settlement, schools, markets, health facilities, police station and other public amenities. 3. Plans, if any, to increase the acreage of the land to accommodate the increased population as of 2024 and to allocate 10,000 acres of agricultural land to the marginalised Mbeere community. 4. Reasons for the excessive delay by TARDA to cede the agreed land to Ngiiri Market squatters, the steps being taken to expedite the process, and the timeline for completion of the exercise. 5. The reasons why TARDA continues to deny the people of Ngiiri in Mutito Location the opportunity to undertake subsistence farming on the surrounding empty land, leaving them vulnerable to reliance on relief food and steps being taken to facilitate their access to the land for farming. Hon. Speaker, it is unfortunate…"
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