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    "id": 280100,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Orengo",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Lands",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 129,
        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
        "slug": "james-orengo"
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, what we are saying is that there will be a fund established as contained in the statute. This is a function of the Commission. This board of trustees will be chaired by the Chair of the National Land Commission, although that is not very clear. But it is clear from my amendment that the Chairman of the Land Commission is a substantive member. There reason is that contrary to what the Chairman is saying, settlement programmes are not for emergencies. We are dealing with a historical situation where the need to resettle the poor and landless is a continuous process, in fact, since Independence. I have seen from experience that if, particularly agriculture and finance are not involved in the process, then you can rest assured that even getting that funding will be very difficult. In my experience in the last four years, if the Minister for Finance or Treasury is not participating effectively, then you do not even get a single cent for this kind of programme. In fact, in the last four years, other than for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), we have never found money for the resettlement of the poor and landless, which is a core function of the Government, if you want to build a better and more just society. But if you are talking about emergencies, for example, election violence and all that, then I agree with you,"
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