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    "id": 925180,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mwea, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Josphat Kabinga",
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        "legal_name": "Josphat Kabinga Wachira",
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    "content": "done, we will definitely have conflicts in that particular settlement. This is an example of a delayed decision and action on the part of the Government. Things would have been done in an easier manner. If a quick decision would have been made when the settlement was started, we would not be in the situation we are in now of trying to know the owner of the land and trying to settle these people. The settlement will not be easy now because other people have come in. Therefore, to get the right people to settle will not be an easy exercise. We would have avoided that had we settled them in the past. This situation is similar to many other cases of land that we have in the country. Delayed decisions and actions that are not taken have resulted in a lot of complications. In my constituency, we have the South Ngariama Settlement Scheme where many people have been settled for long, but action has not been taken. People are still waiting for legal occupancy documents, and in the process some other people have also come in to grab both private and public land, therefore, complicating the situation. It is evident that when we finally move in to issue title deeds to these people, there will be a lot of complications and the matter will move from being a land issue to security. I, therefore, urge that the speed with which the Committee moved with to come up with this Report, should be used to come to my constituency and come up with a report on the South Ngariama Settlement Scheme and look at Mwea Ranching Scheme. For many years, there have been conflicts in that land relating to both Embu and Kirinyaga counties. This is an issue I have always believed we can easily settle or sort out and come up with a settlement formula that will avoid conflict. Any continued delay, as we move forward would see more occupancy of the land taking place and people from elsewhere have come in and settled there, therefore, making it hard to sort out the problem."
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