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    "id": 361404,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/361404/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Chumel",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 318,
        "legal_name": "Samuel Chumel Moroto",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, Sir, thank you for this good opportunity to request for Statements. Pursuant to Standing Order No.44(2)(c), I wish to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Committee on Lands regarding the issue of double allocation and issuance of allotment letters in relation to a block of land formerly owned by Agricultural Development Corporation (ADC) in Chepchoina. The land in question was allocated to the people who were working for ADC in 1994 and 1997. About 700 people were issued allotment letters in respect of their respective pieces of land. However, in 2013, the District Commissioner, in collaboration with the lands office, facilitated issuance of allotment letters to a different set of people in respect of the same land that had already been allocated to the above 700 squatters. Further, police officers who are supposed to provide security to the locals in the area have been constantly evicting the old squatters from the land. The matter was reported to the District Security Committee and to the Inspector-General of Police but to date, nothing has been done to address the same. In his Statement, the Chairperson should:-"
}