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    "id": 902280,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Milgo",
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        "legal_name": "Milgo Alice Chepkorir",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I also support this Petition from the people of Mandera County. It was recently when we heard that some people from Isiolo County were evicted to pave way for security personnel in this country. When it comes to evicting people from land, in this case being carried out by the Government; it leaves a lot to be desired because it is supposed to take care of its people. Matters to do with land, as has already been said by my colleagues, are extremely emotive. This case is not unique to only Mandera County, but in all other parts of the country. This is very similar to cases of eviction from the Mau Forest that have affected the people of Bomet and Kericho counties. When we evict people from land for which they have been paying land rates and living in for many years, it is in essence visiting them with a lot of issues that are going to affect them. In most cases, those people will suffer economic crisis as a result of their houses being burnt, crops destroyed and schools burnt down. When schools are been burnt down, it goes a long way to even affect the schooling of their children. These cases are similar to the ones Mau Forest, which have affected our people for many years. In most cases, the issue of Mau Forest has been used as a political tool to gain political mileage. In some cases, there are people who have cheated the people to vote on the promise of settling them after the elections."
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