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    "id": 603201,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. King’ola",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2328,
        "legal_name": "Patrick Makau King'ola",
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    "content": "Sometimes this year on 30th of June, I presented a Petition by the people of Mavoko, aware that land issues is a thorny matter and very sensitive. The Petitioners came to this House pursuant to Standing Order No. 223(f) and (g) and Standing Order No. 227. Through your authority, the Petition was okayed. I would like to thank the Departmental Committee on Lands of this august House for handling the Petition as requested by the Petitioners. I represent a constituency that is cosmopolitan, but the two ancestral inhabitants of that constituency are the Maasais and the Kambas. When the Maa Community came to this Chamber clad in their shukas, they had a time of their lives taking selfies in remembrance of this Petition. They were hopeful and optimistic that this House is going to handle the Petition with speed and the care that they wanted. It pains me during this time of El Nino rains that the Petitioners are living in cotton and mabati houses and are still requesting that this House speeds the Petition. I consider the Standing Committees of this House as having powers similar to that of the High Court. In your ruling, I would wish to request that you rule on persons, State officers and Government agencies that might interfere or subvert the running and the role of this House. It has been seen that some people are out to rubbish the proceedings of this House. Today, I would want you to rule. In fact, if it is a State officer, he/she should be charged with perjury, defamation and libel because we cannot be working in vain. Sometimes last week on 13th November, I saw in the media a State officer in the name of the Machakos Governor calling those petitioners whose plight is in this House, land grabbers and invaders. Today, I am here playing three roles, representation, oversight and legislation. When somebody calls the people I represent land grabbers and invaders, it is not me he is calling. He is calling those people. If there is an agency that has any information--- Standing Order No.223(f)(g) stipulates that the Committee undertakes the due process and diligence of finding whether there is any court case or any other matter outstanding anywhere before the whole process begins. As I stand here, we need to reclaim the image of this House and the working of the Committees. When the public comes to this House petitioning, particularly on land matters, their lives depend on this House. I congratulate the Departmental Committee on Lands. They took their time, visited the said land and included the National Land Commission (NLC) Chairman. We were at a place called Sheep and Goat in Kitengela. Later, I took the Chairman of NLC to the Portland land. Historical injustices were addressed. The Petitioners claimed that ever since East African Portland Cement Company (EACC) was established in 1956, they have never built a primary school, a dispensary or anything that benefits the community. It is when the community felt that now that they have finished mining--- In fact, the Managing Director (MD) categorically stated that out of 13,000 hectares, they have mined 7,600 acres and they have no other business on that land. Then, that particular land whose LR No is 8784/1 was sold to one Kimani Wanyoike, Mulandi and Ian Anderson. On the 1/4 that the petitioners are occupying, they said that since they have been suffering from the dust of EACC and have chest and coughing problems and EAPC has never done any of the above, they are praying for the NLC and the Departmental Committee of Lands through this Petition---."
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