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    "id": 438935,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr.",
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        "legal_name": "Mutula Kilonzo Jnr",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have not finished. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the Chairman for this Report. The people of Masongaleni will be happy to know that the Cabinet is considering them for such waiver. But the Chairman has come up with another list which has about 400 people. Some people have been given 50 acres, some 100 acres and others 200 acres. I have even spoken to my colleague and uncle, Sen. Muthama, who appears on the list, and he says that he has not been given land in Masongaleni. I would like to request that this list, which contains more than 300 people who are not squatters and some of whom are not from Makueni, ought to be interrogated in an inquiry. Some are from Kajiado and others from Nandi Hills. My brother, Sen. Muthama, says that he has not been given 50 acres in Masongaleni, yet he appears on the list. He has never been given a title deed and does not know where that land is. Is should not appear that there is a list that has been given of names of people who do not exist, yet that land is being used by other people. Mr. Speaker, Sir, thirdly, the Government bought 30,000 acres to settle poor people from Makueni, who had been evicted from a forest, out of whom 1,716 beneficiaries have no titles. I am aware that there are many others who have never been given this land and yet, the land has not been utilized. Would I be in order to request that the total acreage of land that has been given to the squatters is clearly defined? The total acreage that appears to have been given to these beneficiaries – 100 acres and 200 acres - who are both politicians and very senior people in the Government should be interrogated in detail, so that this issue can be resolved once and for all. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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