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    "id": 835712,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/835712/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "The Deputy Speaker",
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    "content": "(Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Hon. Senators, pursuant to Standing Order 226(1) and 230 (2)(b), I hereby report to the Senate that, a Petition has been submitted through the Clerk by residents of Kiang’ombe Squatters Settlement Scheme in Thika Sub County, Kiambu County, concerning the alleged grabbing of part of the land allocated to their settlement. As you are aware, under Article 119(1) of the Constitution: “Every person has a right to petition Parliament to consider any matter within its authority, including to enact, amend or repeal any legislation.” The salient issues raised in the said Petition are as follows: (1) That the petitioners who were then squatters were allocated by the first President of the Republic of Kenya a parcel of land measuring approximately 95 acres in Makongeni, Thika Sub-County, in Kiambu County, where they were to be settled. (2) That the process of demarcation of the said parcel of land and issuance of title documents to the squatters took inordinately long, during which time private developers grabbed part of the land, were issued with title documents and proceeded to develop the same. (3) That of the 95 acres set aside for their settlement, approximately 28 acres have since been grabbed by the said private developers. (4) That the grabbed parcels include land set aside for public utilities, including schools and hospitals, which has forced the squatter families to travel long distances to access these facilities. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes"
}