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    "id": 402770,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/402770/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mwiru",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 107,
        "legal_name": "Alex Muthengi Mburi Mwiru",
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    "content": "On the protection of public land from encroachment, the Committee observed that Isahakia Self Help Group were enjoying protection from the Administration Police, and that administration personnel have been reluctant to give the institute the required assistance in evicting the invaders. A High Court ruling dated 23rd March, 2012, ordered them to vacate the land within 45 days. On the delayed repossession of KARI land, the Committee observed that the Provincial Administration was reluctant to come to the institute’s aid. This is because the invaders settled on the land with the help of armed police officers. The Committee noted that disciplinary measures ought to be taken by the Chief of Staff and Head of Public Service against the Provincial Administration in Nakuru region. Furthermore, the Ministry should fast-track repossession of the said parcels of land to enable the institute perform discharge mandate optimally. Hon. Deputy Speaker, threats were even extended to a Member of my Committee and the Committee recommends that the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) investigates the matter and reports to Parliament by 31st December, 2013. The Committee noted that since the land was allocated in 1997, to date the Government has been reluctant to have the irregular allocations revoked. The Committee noted that it was a threat to national food security for animals to be allowed to graze indiscriminately on KARI land due to the quarantine nature of the research centre on its livestock. The indiscriminate breeding interferes with the research livestock breeding programme at the institute, and ought to be curtailed. Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker."
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