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    "id": 236979,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Balala",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Najib Mohamed Balala",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am very grateful that such a Motion has been put to Parliament to be discussed so that issues can be brought on the table. This will ensure that this Government that was elected democratically can understand and be able to solve the problem. If we want to solve the issue of land in Coast Province and in Kenya politically for the sake of seducing people to vote, I think we are doing it the wrong way. We will not get people to change their mentality if they have already made up their minds. We want real changes in land policy as well as in addressing the issue of squatters. We have culture which is very bad in this country. We have a colonial hangover which we always use as an excuse. After 43 years of Independence, we have not tried to address this problem. Are we serious in addressing and bringing good governance to this country and in solving the problems of poverty? Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is a problem in Coast Province that we have always avoided. I am glad that efforts are being put in place by this Government. I want to congratulate the Government because when the credit is due, we have to give it to them. We in Coast Province have always been squatters. We are squatters even though we are indigenous people at the Coast. The word \"squatter\" has lost its meaning because it was meant for people who have come into the region to look for greener pasture. Let us address the first element of who is a real squatter. The indigenous people of that area who are the Mijikenda, Taita, Bajuni, Arabs, Swahili and Digo have no land. We should address the issue of the people who have come there to look for greener pasture in form of employment. There is a difference between the issues of land allocation and shelter in slum areas. If we define these issues properly then we will be able to address this issue. We have not seen any commitment from the Ministry of Lands officials in Coast Province, in the last 40 years, in addressing this problem. We have had three Ministers of Lands from Coast Province but not even one of them addressed this problem. Those individuals should have been declared persona non grata because they have failed their people in Coast Province and the country at large. At the same time---"
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