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    "id": 61465,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/61465/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Orengo",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Lands",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 129,
        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
        "slug": "james-orengo"
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) There are no plans by the Government to buy land in Taita Taveta for settlement of IDPs. (b) In the circumstances, therefore, there are no plans to carry out campaigns for residents of Taveta to be receptive of the plan to settle IDPs. (c) I am aware that there are landless persons in Taveta. The Government bought a 15,000-acre farm from the National Bank of Kenya (NBK) to benefit approximately 5,503 families. This was land that was previously owned by Mr. Criticos. Just for the avoidance of doubt, and I did say this yesterday, the land so far bought for the settlement of IDPs has been bought in the Rift Valley Province and Central Province. The other farms which have been targeted for purchase, and where there are ongoing negotiations, are also in Rift Valley and Central provinces. So, there should be no apprehension at all on the part of any residents of Taveta, or anywhere else outside those two provinces. The Government has either acquired land or is planning to acquire land to settle IDPs."
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