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    "id": 542782,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/542782/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kipyegon",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1453,
        "legal_name": "Johana Ngeno Kipyegon",
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    "content": "With regard to Mheshimiwa Wamunyinyi’s question on land, we all know that most of the natives of this country had their native land. When we talk about tea plantations in Kericho being owned by white settlers the truth is that those farms used to be people’s homes. As we speak, nobody cares to know where those who lived on that land went to. I am happy that some of the governors have initiated motions where they want those people who were evicted from those pieces of land compensated. As the person who is farming there enjoys the fruits of that land, the person who lived there must also enjoy the sweat of his work and his occupation of that land. Wherever they are, they must be compensated. I support the fact that even the land which is owned by these sugar companies belonged to natives before sugar factories were set up. Those natives must be considered. They must be consulted. Kenya is a sovereign State. The Constitution states that sovereignty lies with the people. Those are the people who must be consulted while dealing with those parcels of land. The moment we privatise these sugar companies--- We cannot always privatise land which belongs to the natives. We need to consult them so that we can understand how they want it to be done."
}