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    "id": 920748,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/920748/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Milgo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Milgo Alice Chepkorir",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I also rise to support this Report from the Chairperson of the Committee on Land, Environment and Natural Resources. I wish to congratulate him together with the Members of that Committee for work well done. This Committee deals with a very important resource in our country. Issues of land and natural resources affect the economy. This Committee also did very well, particularly, in terms of mediating The Physical Planning Bill that was chaired by Sen. Mwangi, who is the Chairperson of this Committee. It was brought to conclusion recently. In any case, we congratulate him for that. Looking at what this Committee has done, I know that land issues are very emotive. Particularly, we are talking about issues of land grabbing and many other injustices, where people have lost land in unclear circumstances. Madam Temporary Speaker, I wish refer to a Bill that this Committee was able to pass; The Land Value Index Bill, whose title has now changed to The Land Value (Amendment) Law. I am sure this Bill will go a long way to speak to issues of compulsory acquisition of land that has affected people in this country. In addition, the issue of squatters has been a problem in our country for many years. We even have issues where there is compulsory acquisition by the Government where---"
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