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    "id": 773649,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/773649/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Murungi",
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        "legal_name": "Kathuri Murungi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me this opportunity to comment on this petition and I will be very brief. Many farmers have lost their property through co-operative societies. Where I come from, this is actually what has brought down the coffee sector. When the farmers from Kieni Farmers Co-operative Society seek the indulgence of this House for support… I think no Member should belittle what has been brought before this House. I heard the Leader of the Minority Party saying clearly that very simple matters are brought to this House. I think wherever the petitioners are, they are not happy because they feel the House cannot sort out their problems. The best thing is, maybe, to say it can be taken back to the county assembly. However, it is not a small matter because this is a farmer who cannot even afford a meal or school fees for his kid. He brings a petition to this House and then we belittle it. These are assets valued at millions of shillings. It is important to give them a hearing. I am happy because you quoted Article 95 (1), which says that the people of Kenya can petition this House. The word “people” is very much in Hon. Mbadi’s vocabulary more than any other word because he talks of people every day he speaks out there. Therefore, the people have the capacity to petition us in order for us to help them sort out their problems. I am happy that they have also talked to the area MP. For sure, I am a Member of the Committee and we will help these farmers get back their property."
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