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    "id": 857554,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Ekal",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Malachy Charles Ekal Imana",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me the chance to contribute to this Petition by hon. Sen. Mwaruma on behalf of his people. Land is an emotive issue, as hon. Sen. Enock Wambua has said. It is where people live, grow crops and graze their livestock. Therefore, it is not fair for other communities from outside to invade and grab other people‘s lands. This is because people need land to live in and grow their crops. However, when the land is grabbed, those people are left destitute and helpless with no place to go. Land is a painful issue which is found in many places of the country. Boundary issues abound a lot in this country. Therefore, the Senate, as a body that can create peace between people should look into this matter. People should respect other people‘s boundaries and lands because the particular individuals also need land to live in. However, when they are grabbed, they are left without any form of help. Therefore, it is not right for people to grab land that belongs to the people of Taita Taveta County and say that the land is idle. This is not true. This is the same thing that happens with Maasai and Turkana lands. These lands are not idle as some people say. They have their purposes and owners. For that reason, the Senate should support this Petition and bring peace and happiness to the people of Taita Taveta County. I beg to support."
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