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    "id": 710836,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/710836/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Moi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Kipruto Moi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for this opportunity. As a member of the Departmental Committee on Lands, I should add my voice to this. This particular land issue has been an ongoing tragedy for decades to the people of Kilifi. The tragedy began when the colonial government forcibly evicted the local residents to pave way for colonial settlers back in the 1920s. Since then there have been fictitious amalgamations and subdivisions in an attempt to prove ownership of this land. The fact of the matter is that the land purportedly owned by Mombasa Cement Company, L.R 289 and 290, is vacant Government land. In 1996 allocation letters were distributed to members of the community by then Minister for Lands, Hon. Jeremiah Nyaga. That proves that this land was vacant Government land. As a Committee, we made several recommendations. The three recommendations that I find very important are that the Committee invited officers of CID and the EACC to investigate and prosecute those found culpable. Mr. Swazuri, the Chair of the National Land Commission (NLC) should be prosecuted. Secondly, the Ministry of Lands should immediately take possession of this land as it is public land in use by Mombasa Cement Company. LR Nos. 289, 290 and 3545 to be specific and in conjunction with NLC according to Section 134 of the Land Act, 2012 immediately reserve the said land for the affected community members. 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."
}