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    "id": 727847,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/727847/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mbai",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 181,
        "legal_name": "Benson Itwiku Mbai",
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    "content": "THAT, land is an important factor of production that sustains livelihoods of many households in Kenya, and access to it is a key facilitator of economic empowerment for rural communities in the country; THAT, residents of Kivaa and Kyangosi villages settled in Kamburu area way back in 1946, long before the construction of Kamburu Dam commenced in 1975; THAT, thereafter, public social amenities were establishment to serve the residents of the said regions, among them being Kyangosi and Masaku primary schools that were constructed in 1971 and 1972, respectively; THAT, in 1985, Masinga region was also declared an adjudication section, but the residents of Kyangosi Village of the said section were not issued with allotment letters because the region was not surveyed; THAT, in 1996, Kivaa area was declared an adjudication section and occupants of the land were given allotment letters for their respective plots; THAT, since then, the population in Kivaa and Masinga areas has grown exponentially to about 3,000 people presently; THAT, in 2005, the Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) allegedly acquired parts of the land occupied by residents and subsequently obtained a title deed, thereby occasioning a boundary dispute between it and the area residents. THAT, if the uncertainties related to the boundary dispute remain unresolved, residents of Kivaa and Kyangosi stand the risk of losing the only land known to them as home, including the public institutions that are established on that land. THAT, despite attempts to have the matter resolved by the County Government of Machakos, all efforts have yielded no results. THAT, the matter in respect of which this Petition is raised is not pending before any court of law or constitutional body. Therefore, your humble Petitioners pray that the National Assembly, through the Departmental Committee on Lands: (i) investigates the circumstances under which KenGen acquired land belonging to residents of Kivaa and Kyangosi and had a title deed issued in the name of the disputed area; (ii) intervenes through the relevant Government agencies to ensure that the land reverts to its original occupants; and, (iii) makes any other order or direction that it may deem fit in mitigating the case. And your Petitioners will ever pray."
}