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    "id": 1545076,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Abass",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Abass Sheikh Mohamed",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to contribute to the Statement asked by Hon. Chute on land ownership and utilization by the Kenya Prisons Services (KPS). It is very unfortunate that public land is disappearing in this country. The rate at which public land is disappearing is so worrying. When people see idle land, they develop a lot a desire to grab it. However, that land is meant to do agriculture, training the inmates and get food from there to subsidise the little money that the Government is giving the Service. The land is never idle, but a Kenyan who makes little money wants to grab every land. Hon. Speaker, I want to inform the House that the other day we were in the Committee of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries and I was shocked that someone grabbed the 20 acres of land belonging to Kenya Veterinary Vaccine Production Institute (KEVEVAPI) in Limuru. The land is 151 acres. They went to court, but instead of getting back the 20 acres, the court ruled that they forfeit the entire land of 150 acres. Where are we going in this country? The Judiciary is there, but people are grabbing land and the courts are not protecting the public land. The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commision (EACC) must come out and reclaim back the public land. I also want comment on the issue of insecurity and misconduct of police officers in Murang’a County. This country has a problem. The police officers are supposed to be disciplined forces and be the best example. However, today we experience haphazard shootings, people being killed, kidnapped and children and women being mishandled in police custody. It is a very unfortunate situation. There is a need to take action. Most of these police officers who misbehave are transferred either to Wajir, Mandera, Turkana or Samburu. That is why there is no law and order in those places. They work by the law of the jungle and can do anything they want. The police officers in this case should not be transferred, but disciplined or sacked or taken back for training. I thank you. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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