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    "id": 671108,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Karaba",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Dickson Karaba",
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    "content": "On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I presented a Petition on behalf of the Kirinyaga Miherega Kenda ; that is the nine clans, concerning the border dispute between Kirinyaga and Embu counties in respect of the 54,000 acres known as Mwea Trust Land. The Petition was thereafter committed to the Standing Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights which pursuant to Standing Order No.227 was required to respond by way of a report addressed to the petitioners and laid on the Table of the Senate in not more than 60 calendar days. My point of order relates to the time it has taken to have the Petition heard and determined by the said Committee. Under Standing Order No.227(2), the report of the Committee should have been tabled before the Senate on or before 13th July, 2015. It is now one year from the date the report was due. I have no indication when the Committee will consider the Petition and present its report as required by the Standing Orders. This matter is very important to the people of Kirinyaga. When I presented the Petition on 13th May, 2015, I informed the House that tension in the affected area was rising by day as a result of rival claims to the land by the Miherega Kenda people of Kirinyaga County on one hand and the Mbeere and the Kamba people of Embu County, on the other hand. This was primarily on the question of adjudication and demarcation of the land which the Embu County Government had commenced unilaterally; an act that would alienate the people of Kirinyaga from their ancestral land. The situation on Mwea has continued to worsen as the Embu County Government is now processing and issuing title deeds to the people of Embu and Mbeere only. The Kirinyaga people are now angry about this as their ancestral land is being taken away from them. This issue was even covered in yesterday’s newspaper which noted that the The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"
}