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    "id": 58792,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Orengo",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Lands",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, under the Bill of Rights, there is a process under which if you feel aggrieved; or if any of your rights have been violated, you can take certain steps in order to enforce your rights. But Article 40(6) is very clear. It is not talking about a court of law. Article 10 of the Constitution requires every public officer, including the Minister for Lands, who is making policy decisions or taking any action, to comply with the Constitution. If I find that a public land has been unlawfully acquired, then the Constitution allows me to take those steps. If you do not agree with me, then there is a process under the Constitution through which you can take steps to challenge or interrogate the decisions of any public officer. But the constitutional objective of that article is to also protect public land. You cannot just be interested in protecting land which has been grabbed by citing Article 40, yet the public right is not defended or protected where there has been a gross violation on the part of the sovereign people of Kenya by those who are in the habit of grabbing public land."
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