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    "id": 59231,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Wamalwa",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 148,
        "legal_name": "Eugene Ludovic Wamalwa",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the squatter problem in the Coast Province and other parts of this country is really a ticking time bomb. I am happy that the Minister has mentioned that this is not only prevalent in the Mwakirunge area, but that there are many other areas where squatters are being evicted in a very violent manner. Their houses are being torched. In the process, families have been injured. However, he has also mentioned a taskforce that was formed in December, 1993. He has tabled here a list of some of the schemes. Since this taskforce was able to cover widely the issues of the squatters at the Coast Province and other land problems, could he be in a position to table this a report by that taskforce as well for the benefit of hon. Members? As to the 18 squatters who were evicted from Mwakirunge, could he confirm that, indeed, they were given letters of offer? They paid some money to the lands office in Mombasa and they were given allotment letters. They have been settled on this land where they have been evicted for many years. If so, what will the Government do to compensate them apart from giving them alternative land?"
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