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    "id": 305749,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/305749/?format=api",
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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"
    },
    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, on 16th February, 2012, the hon. Member for Turkana Central, Mr. Ethuro, requested a Ministerial Statement with regard to the status of land allocations at Chepchoina ADC Farm. He alleged that it was to be done in three phases in the last 20 years. While phase one was successfully done, phase two, which involved the Turkana community, is yet to be done. That is according to Mr. Ethuro. Further, he said that the scheme is going to the third phase before the second phase is undertaken. He further required me to state the following: why allottees in phase one are not being allocated land as initially; whether there is political interference from political leaders, including Cabinet Ministers; whether I could stop allocations in phase three until the issues surrounding phase two are dealt with. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I now wish to respond as follows:- Chepchoina Settlement Scheme is in Kwanza District and borders West Pokot and Uganda. It is located in a cosmopolitan district with the Luhya forming the dominant community. The farm initially belonged to the ADC and comprises of several pieces of land which include LR.No.8093/380809/480288026/1 and 8026/2 with an area of approximately 14,000 acres. The Government, through the Settlement Fund Trustees, purchased the farm from ADC in 1998. The scheme was divided into---"
}