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    "id": 904663,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Halake",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Abshiro Soka Halake",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I sit in the Committee on Lands, Environment and Natural Resources where we have so many of these issues. Therefore, it is about time that this House looked at the issue seriously and considers amalgamating all of them so that all the cross-cutting issues are dealt with, once and for all, in the Committee of the Whole. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when we went to the Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning, we were told to go to the National Land Commission (NLC). In the case of Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), we were told to go to the Railway Corporation. We brought all of them together. They fought in front of us and it became tricky. These matters must be dealt with very seriously. We cannot continue to violate the rights of our people. This is a rights issue. Development cannot happen when people are disenfranchised and their lands taken away from them. In fact, foreign direct investors look at this and say this is not how it should be done because communities are suffering. There are certain countries that are very keen on human rights. They are telling their business people not to deal with land issues in Kenya or invest until we get serious about our land laws. Therefore, I am happy to hear that Mediation Committee is on the right track. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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