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    "id": 372782,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/372782/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, Sir, I have a small Statement to issue which was sought by the Member for Kieni, hon. Kanini Kega on the compensation for the Mau Mau veterans. He asked three questions, namely, clarification to the House on who the said 5,400 individuals are; the criteria of distribution of the awarded compensation and the Government’s stand on the compensation issue. With your indulgence, I will only get clarifications based on this Statement. The first clarification is with regard to who the said 5,400 individuals are. The response is as follows:- (a) The suit relating to this matter was originally filed at the High Court of Justice, Queens Bench Division in Britain in 2009 by five individuals. The suit is cited as Nduku Mutua and Four Others versus the Foreign and the Commonwealth Office, Claim No.HQ09X02666. (b) Subsequently, the matter was settled out of court in respect of 5,228 claimants. Information relating to the identity of these claimants was not supplied to my office, namely, the office of the Attorney-General of the Republic of Kenya. The information will be obtained for anyone, including the Member of Parliament or any other Kenyan, from the counsel for the claimants, Messrs Leigh Day and Company. (c) It is important to know that this was a suit filed by individuals against the British Government. The claimant in this suit is not the Government of Kenya. The second clarification is with regard to the criteria of distribution of the awarded compensation. The response is as follows:-"
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