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    "id": 773881,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/773881/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 124,
        "legal_name": "Samson Kegeo Ongeri",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for ably putting it to this Senate House that the setting aside 120 acres for Nyangweta Forest is not done blindly. They have done a very clear survey. They had a public engagement and people’s participation who agreed that the only industry that can uplift the economic activities of that section can be done through the establishment of the sugar industry. A question may be posed why 120 acres and you leave only 18 acres for the forest. I want to put it to the Senate that we have more than compensated for this setting aside of the 120 acres. The county government has actually identified 13 forests located in different parts of the county with a total area of 461 hectares, which is more than 800 acres, in order to give these 120 acres to allow the industry to be carried out. Not only have they done that, there are about 12 forests within the county as follows. There is Nyangweta Forest itself, which has 18.5 hectares. There is Ndolo Hill Forest, which has 15 hectares. There is Isaria Hill Forest, which has 4.57 hectares. There is Kabogi Hill Forest, which has 25 hectares. There is Ritumbe Forest, which has 10.4 hectares. There is Simbogo Forest, which has 5 hectares. There is Daraja Hill Forest, which has 3.8 hectares. There is also Nyanturago Swamp and Forest, which actually borders my former constituency and Nyaribari Chache Constituency, which has 360 hectares. Emborogo Hill Forest has 8.2 hectares; Kiong’anyo Forest has 4 hectares; Nyakeri Forest has 2.5 hectares; and, finally, Ngeri Hill Forest, which has 3 hectares. All these forests have a total of 462 hectares, which is more than 800 acres and they are only requesting for 120 acres to put up this important industry within that location. It may also be said that Kisii University has already an adjacent 60 acres of land for the development of the Kisii University Agriculture Department. This will, therefore, dovetail rightly, very well and firmly in the way of research and complementarity, not only to the people of South Mugirango, but also Bonchari, Bomachoge Chache, Bomachoge Borabu, South Kitutu Chache, Bobasi and Nyaribari 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"
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