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    "id": 315763,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/315763/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. M. Kilonzo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 47,
        "legal_name": "Mutula Kilonzo",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, the issue has actually dragged for a very long time. The information I have and that is what I want verified by the team, is that Mzee Zubedi sold the land to the Muslim community in 1961 even before Independence. The Muslim community later gave the land to the Idavaga Primary School, who are bona fide land title holders at this moment. Unfortunately, Mzee Zubedi requested to continue staying on the land and upon his death, the land was to revert to the school. After the death of Mr. Zubedi, some two granddaughters later refused to vacate the school land. In 2003 the school secured an eviction order for the two families but the two moved to court to halt the order. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Provincial Land Tribunal was consulted in 2005 to resolve the case. The eviction order dragged on again until the tribunal was dissolved without concluding the case. The school has since gone to court again to have eviction order but the order is yet to be executed. This is really sad saga because in the Board of Governors meeting held two weeks ago, it was reported that the two families now wanted Kshs1.6 million as compensation to leave the school land. The areas chief and a small committee were mandated to follow the matter to its logical conclusion. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the chief reported that some outside forces were interfering with the issue. The school was given Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) funding for a classroom and the money has been pending for a year now due to the above issues. Again, this year, the CDF gave the school money and lack of space for expansion is an issue. The school has a form four class for 2013 and plans to build them a classroom have"
}