{"id":835018,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/835018/?format=json","text_counter":98,"type":"other","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"5. THAT subsequently, almost the entire Marmanet Forest was excised and the land allocated to other people, who cleared the Forest of its vegetation and converted it to farms; and, 6. THAT the evictees and their families continue to suffer greatly and live a life of abject poverty. This is compounded by the fact that the schools which were in the Forest are no longer in existence; and a majority of those who grew up in the Forest cannot access their academic certificates. 7. The Petitioners therefore pray that the Senate investigates this matter, with a view to ensuring the resettlement of the evictees from Marmanet Forest; their compensation and also the putting in place of measures to ensure that their children obtain their academic certificates. Hon. Senators, pursuant to Standing Order 231, I shall now allow comments, observations or clarifications in relation to the Petition for not more than 30 minutes. Proceed, Sen. Kinyua."}