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    "id": 901781,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/901781/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mwingi Central, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Gideon Mulyungi",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13442,
        "legal_name": "Gideon Mutemi Mulyungi",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to present Petition No.38 of 2019 regarding insecurity and displacement of communities as a result of invasion of private community land by nomadic pastoralists in Ukasi, Imba and Wingemi locations in Mwingi East Sub-County of Kitui County. I, the undersigned, on behalf of residents of Ukasi, Imba and Wingemi locations of Mwingi East Sub-County of Kitui County draw the attention of the House to the following: THAT, the petitioners, who are peasant farmers and who also keep livestock, have lived in Ukasi, Imba and Wingemi locations in Mwingi East Sub-County of Kitui County for many years. THAT, due to proximity to Tana River County of North Eastern Kenya, there have been conflicts and insecurity occasioned by nomadic pastoralists arising from competition over diminishing grazing land on the border of Kitui and Tana River counties. THAT, over the years, the national security organs, National Police Reservists and the local community have always stopped or regulated invasion of nomads to Kitui County, hence safeguarding the local communities from displacement. THAT, in December 2018, a group of over 1,000 nomadic herders, alleging to originate from North Eastern Kenya, invaded Engamba Kalamba Village of Mwingi East Sub-County and evicted the local residents from their land, built makeshift structures and settled there with their families and livestock. THAT, as a result of the conflict and insecurity, the local residents have been displaced from their private farms; suffered loss of livelihood, injuries/maiming and destruction of property, water points, pasture, forests, farms and farm produce. This is besides losing livestock and personal belongings. THAT, the insecurity has resulted into hindrance of the right to education of school-going children as evidenced by the decrease in enrolment at Kamuluni Primary School and over 57 pupils leaving and occasioning the closure of Engamba Primary School. 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."
}