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    "id": 904675,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/904675/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Ekal",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13226,
        "legal_name": "Malachy Charles Ekal Imana",
        "slug": "malachy-charles-ekal-imana"
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    "content": "The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) is now penetrating Turkana County and taking huge chunks of land for what they call ―military use.‖ Why does the KDF need big land and why should we have many army bases in Turkana? There is a hidden agenda. However, whenever I mention that, they oppose it vehemently. Of course, I do not believe them. If they take land, they should compensate our herdsmen because that land is there for grazing. That is a big problem we have in the country and we need to find a way of dealing with it. Otherwise, wananchi will continue suffering because somebody else is stronger than them and could do what they want. For example, the KDF soldiers carry guns and threaten people. The same thing is happening in Isiolo. Turkana people who live there have been told to leave their land so that the KDF sets up a camp. We have the same situation in Baragoi where Turkana people living there have been told to vacate their land, so that the KDF can set up their camps. What is going on? Does the land belong to the people or the KDF? Even if it is a Government institution to be constructed, wananchi should be respected and compensated for whatever land that is taken."
}