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    "id": 1546274,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Alego Usonga, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Samuel Atandi",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I would like to support the Petition by Hon. Chonga. Issues touching on land are very unfortunate. There are cartels in the lands office that have the capability of changing title deeds and declaring genuine landowners landless. In my constituency, there have been cases where members of a community woke up one morning to find themselves landless, as a developer was forcibly moving them from their ancestral land. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I do not know what this country needs to do to kill the cartels that operate in various strategic sectors in the country. I know there are cartels everywhere. However, those dealing with land are particularly serious and bold. It is time this House takes action and does something that will scare them. The situation in Kilifi is very unfortunate because entire communities are rendered landless by a single individual. This House needs to be fierce about this issue. The Committee on Public Petitions has previously been challenged to be more fierce and effective in handling petitions. I urge the Committee to act swiftly on the numerous petitions related to land and present their reports to the House. Members should also avoid interfering with the reports brought before us. I had an experience with this Committee where a report submitted to the House differed from what was originally intended. I thank the Leader of the Majority Party for assisting us in rejecting that report and amending it. As Members of Parliament, we must be articulate and act according to the requests of our constituents. I support."
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