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    "id": 58940,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Githae",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Nairobi Metropolitan Development",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Robinson Njeru Githae",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Again, what we are saying is that it is important that we support this Motion. Part of the money is also going to help resettle people. However, in principle, and I want to be very clear, we are in one sovereign country. The Constitution allows any person to buy land and settle anywhere in the Republic of Kenya. The Constitution allows you to marry from any part of the country. The Constitution allows you to work in any part of the country. If we say that the Government cannot purchase land in certain areas because the communities in those areas do not like it, are we in the same country or in different countries? In principle, we must support the efforts of the Ministry in resettling the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). It is some of the people in this House who were actually inciting their communities – chasing away the surveyors and demonstrating. In principle, the Government should buy that land. Otherwise, if we say that the Government cannot buy land in some areas, then we are not in one country. It is really sad that a hon. Member in this House can say that the Government should not buy that land. When the land was being bought by the"
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