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    "id": 733763,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mwangi",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2252,
        "legal_name": "Peter Kamande Mwangi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me this chance to present this Petition by Methi and Swani Farmers Co-operative Society on fraudulent change of ownership of their land. I, the undersigned, on behalf of Methi and Swani Farmers Co-operative Society in Maragwa Constituency draw the attention of the House to the following: THAT, Article 40(1) of the Constitution entitles every person the right, either individually or in association with others, to acquire and own property. THAT, in the early 1970s, a total of 3,147 farmers consolidated their resources and formed the Methi and Swani Farmers Co-operative society and registered it under the then Ministry of Co-operatives. THAT, through the Society, members acquired various coffee farms with the aim of growing coffee so as to reap dividends from the sale of coffee and later settle its members. THAT, in 1988, the land was subdivided into 3,147 plots, each measuring half acre and issued to each of the society’s members. THAT, in 2011 two parcels of land belonging to the Society, LR No.Mitumbiri/Wempa Block 2/2575 measuring 13.98 hectares and LR. No. Mitumbiri/Wempa Block 2/2576 measuring 13.485 hectares were fraudulently transferred to M/S Kenjap Limited thereby alienating the owners of their hard earned land. THAT, the alleged fraudulent change of ownership has exposed members of the society and their families to untold suffering as efforts to reclaim their land have proven futile; and, THAT the issues in respect of which this Petition is made are not pending before any court of law, constitutional or statutory body. THEREFORE, your humble Petitioners pray that the National Assembly through the Departmental Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Co-operatives: (i) investigates the circumstances surrounding the fraudulent transfer of land belonging to Methi and Swani Farmers Co-operative Society with a view to recommending revocation of the illegal transfer of the said parcels of land; 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."
}