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    "id": 844125,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/844125/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 42,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sigowet/Soin, Independent",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kipsengeret Koros",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13479,
        "legal_name": "Benard Kipsengeret Koros",
        "slug": "benard-kipsengeret-koros"
    },
    "content": "THAT, the decision to arrive at evictions is ill informed as the resources invested by the Government to build schools, establish health facilities, administrative units such as chiefs’ offices, police stations and rural electrification among others through taxpayers’ money will amount to gross wastage. THAT, the intended evictions of the Mau occupants would immensely interfere with 40,000 people and 5,000 school going children some of whom are candidates preparing to sit for national examinations. Most of the schools have not resumed for their third term activities which began on 27th August, 2018 due to uncertainties caused by the planned evictions. THAT, if the Mau evictions are allowed to continue, it will lead to a massive intrusion of social and economic rights as critical services such as health care, social security, access to adequate housing and reasonable sanitation, food insecurity will be severely interfered with, particularly given the fact that the Government does not have a plan to resettle the current occupants of the Mau Forest thus creating unwarranted social discrepancy. THAT, the Government legitimately issued title deeds to the residents having met the due process of the law. However, it is in bad faith and distasteful for the same Government to allege that the title deeds were fraudulently obtained. THAT, cognizant of the fact that land issues in the country have been emotive, exhaustive, tiring and tainted with apparent injustices, the intended evictions ought to be dealt with thoughtfulness in order to promote cohesion and principles of good governance. THAT, in the event that such evictions should continue, there is need for proper mechanism of identifying an alternative land for resettling the affected persons before the evictions commence. However, the Government has plainly demonstrated its lack of commitment to resettling the affected persons. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}