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    "id": 808423,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kiambu, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Jude Njomo",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 1784,
        "legal_name": "Jude L. Kangethe Njomo",
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    "content": "THAT, there have been efforts made to have the matters raised in this Petition addressed by relevant bodies including the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and the Office of the Director of Criminal Investigation (DCI) in terms of inquiring into the matters raised in this Petition, including investigation into the alleged violation of rights to property of residents of Kiambu County who own land in the Estate; THAT, despite the efforts to have the matter addressed by the relevant bodies, this has not borne fruits and there have been inordinate delays by the relevant bodies and the matter to date remains unresolved; THAT, the local shareholders have also attempted to have the matters raised in this Petition resolved in terms of approaching the majority shareholders through their local foreign agents with no success; THAT, to date, the two companies have not complied save for the winding up Petition No.29 of 2010, whose subject differs materially from the contents and prayers of this Petition; THAT, the matters raised in this Petition are not pending before a court of law; THAT, in 2016 a multi-agency taskforce comprising of representation from the EACC, the DCI, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, amongst others, was formed to investigate the matter but the report of its findings is yet to be made public or even availed to the genuine owners of part of the land; THAT, the foreign interests who own part of the land and who have been using clandestine and illegal means to dispossess the citizens of the Republic of Kenya of their rightful ownership have, through unknown means, been using police officers to intimidate local owners; THAT, the Petitioners are fearful and conscious that part of the foreign interests in the Tatu Estate located in Kiambu County have been part of fraudsters targeting large chunks of land in African countries, given their similar trends in Congo, Nigeria, Zambia and Ghana. The Petitioners, therefore, pray that pursuant to Standing Order No.216(5)(a), the relevant Committees of the House investigate and inquire into all the matters raised in this Petition with a view of: 1. Lawfully assisting the genuine citizens of the Republic of Kenya who own part of the land to resolve the falsified intrigues on the land which are largely and deliberately perpetrated and financed by foreign interests; 2. Resolving issues and intrigues and ensuring that the genuine land owners take possession and control of their land situated at Tatu City; 3. Causing the relevant State agencies particularly, the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to make public or avail the report of the multi-agency investigation taskforce on the said subject matter; 4. Investigating the tax evasion issues and immigration status of the foreign interests in this land; and, 5. That, pursuant to Standing Order No.216 (5)(a), the relevant committees of the House make the appropriate recommendations thereof."
}