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    "id": 603596,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kipyegon",
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        "legal_name": "Johana Ngeno Kipyegon",
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    "content": "Hon. Deputy Speaker, I would also like to contribute to the petition on swimmers and squatters. Just as my friend said, as a country, we have a very serious deficit of ideas on how to deal with most sports, which normally earn this country a lot of money and give it a good name. Yesterday, some sportspeople had to occupy Riadha House simply because of the mismanagement of this area. The concerned Committee should largely look at exactly why we have this serious problem in the country. The problem of corruption must be addressed. I am happy that the President yesterday declared war on corruption and declared the vice a national disaster. I hope he will walk the talk. We do not expect the same situation to go on. On the question of squatters, I used to be a director at the ADC and the issue of squatters has always risen. It never dies. It is not only the Kiboroa squatters. We also have many complaints from several farms. We have a farm in Mau-Narok whose ownership is in dispute. We have farms in Trans Nzoia, Kitale and in coast region, whose ownerships are in dispute. This county must look at the problem of squatters. After all, the squatters are Kenyan. We should not look at them as if they are landless people who do not belong to this country. We must not act as if it is their habit. We must find a comprehensive method of relooking at the squatter issue in this country so that they can be settled. It is said that we cannot eliminate the problem of squatters because whenever one group is settled, another group emerges. That shows you the level of poverty in this country. There is nobody who has enough money to cater for his children’s welfare who would like to be a squatter. It is because of the level of poverty in the country. We must seriously look at the problem of squatters. We also need to look at the problem of IDPs as my brother, Hon. Wanyonyi, has said. We have several IDPs who were either displaced from forests or by the clashes. We need to address those problems. The country must move away from a situation where some people do not have a place to farm or take care of their children. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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