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    "id": 811522,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/811522/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 17,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ndaragwa, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Jeremiah Kioni",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 49,
        "legal_name": "Jeremiah Ngayu Kioni",
        "slug": "jeremiah-kioni"
    },
    "content": "gazetted forest area before the Act came into effect. Ndaragwa was officially opened in 1947 and it was then called the Ndaragwa African Welfare Centre. THAT, Ndaragwa Police Station was set up in 1948 within that area and in 1948, Sir Berlin opened the now Ndaragwa Dispensary. He went further to give some Ksh27, 000 for the construction of Ndaragwa Social Hall. On 25th May 1967, the first town plans were developed and approved by the Commissioner of lands on 1st July 1967. The first Independence celebrations in 1963 for that whole region were also held within that region of Ndaragwa and a District Officer (DO) was posted there. More importantly is that in 1997, the then President of the Republic of Kenya, His Excellency, Daniel Toroitich arap Moi directed that Ndaragwa be given an extra 300 acres so that it could be developed and harness the potential of that area. The process was started but was not completed and before its completion the Conservation and Management Act 2016 came into effect. Regrettably, the area cannot have a high economic potential and maximum economic benefit because of this gazettement of the area as a forest land. As a result of the gazettement the title deeds cannot be issued to developers…"
}