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    "id": 902237,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/902237/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Lusaka",
    "speaker_title": "The Speaker",
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    "content": " Thank you. I have another Petition. Hon. Senators, pursuant to Standing Order No.226(1)(a) and 230(2)(b), I hereby report to the Senate that a Petition has been submitted through the office of the Clerk by residents of Barwaqo Location, Bulla Mpya Ward, Mandera County. (1) In the Petition, the petitioners state that- (a) They applied for and were allocated plots in Barwaqo Location by the County Government of Mandera in or about 2013. (b) That, after complying with all the relevant requirements, the County Government of Mandera issued them with allotment letters. (c) That, they have dutifully paid to the County Government of Mandera, land rates and all other statutory requisite payments. (d) That, in or about February, 2014, the Government of Kenya forcefully evicted them from the land and unlawfully occupied the same. (e) That, the action of the Government offends express provision of the Constitution and statutes with regard to compulsory acquisition of land by Government. (2) The petitioners, therefore, pray that the Senate investigates the matter with a view of ensuring that the property rights of the petitioners are upheld and the due process of the law is followed in the event of compulsory acquisition by the Government. (3) Hon. Senators, pursuant to Standing Order No.231, I shall now allow comments, observations or clarifications in relation to the Petition for not more than 30 minutes. Proceed, Sen. Halake Abshiro."
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