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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, on 2nd August, 2012, the Member of Parliament for Rongai; Mr. Lucas Kigen, stood on a point of order seeking a Ministerial Statement from the Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security with regard to the tension that has been building up between the communities living in Banita Settlement Scheme in Nakuru County that has occasioned a long standing dispute on irregular allocation of land. In the Statement, the hon. Member sought to know:- (a) The circumstances that led to an attempt to burry a dead person in a disputed piece of land within the scheme contrary to a court order. (b) Why the District Officer, Solai Division, was transferred via instructions issued on phone on 23rd July, 2012, where the officer was required to leave the county immediately and what steps were taken to facilitate the officer to report to the station. (c) What measures the Government has taken to resolve the long standing dispute and ensure that the local Provincial Administration stops being partisan in this matter. (d) What steps the Ministry is taking to guarantee safety in view of the intimidation and threats issued to him and members of his constituency office with regard to the position taken to ensure that deserving squatters are settled on this piece of land. (a) Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in 1996, the Government purchased 14,000 acres to resettle squatters who had worked in sisal estates of Rongai District. The land was subsequently sub-divided and allocated to the squatters. The allocations generated a lot of complaints prompting the Government to nulify and appoint a new committee made up of elected representatives of the 13 villages where the squatters had settled. This allocation was contested by two groups made up of 81 and 69 who pettitioned the Government against the allocation and were all resettled on the land. In total, the scheme has 1,982 beneficiaries based on the 13 villages. The allocation criteria was as follows:-"
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