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    "id": 896430,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/896430/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kinango, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Benjamin Tayari",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13379,
        "legal_name": "Benjamin Dalu Stephen Tayari",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. This is a public petition regarding Mackinnon Road Settlement Scheme in Kinango Constituency. I, the undersigned, on behalf of Mackinnon Road Land Owners Association in Kinango Constituency draw the attention of House to the following: THAT, access to and ownership of land as a factor of production is a fundamental enabler of the realisation of the highest attainable standard of life through exploitation of the economic resource of land. THAT, the Mackinnon Road Settlement Scheme was started in 2011 and envisioned to be rolled out in three phases with a view to availing to residents land for settlement and economic utilisation to the local community that had lived on the land for years. THAT, to effectively manage the settlement phases, the community, under supervision of the then District Commissioner for Kinango District, established a committee and elected members to represent various villages in the committee and liaise with government lands officers in processing resettlement. THAT, in spite of the coordination structure the committee provided, no meeting was convened and survey works continued. Instead, members of the committee were informed that they would be updated when every phase of the settlement scheme was completed and validation and verification of plots done. THAT, contrary to the assurances given to residents, no communication was issued regarding the process of survey and verification of the various phases of the settlement scheme. Further, that during Phase II survey works, the Administration Police Officers were used to frighten and repel the public, who wished to witness the process, from allegedly interfering with the survey works. THAT, residents held peaceful demonstrations seeking respect for their right to information and participation in the process but no assistance came through. THAT, the local administration allegedly removed members of the committee elected by the community under unclear circumstances and replaced them with handpicked representatives. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}