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    "id": 951453,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/951453/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Dullo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Dullo Fatuma Adan",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I stand to support this Petition. It is serious because evictions are taking place everywhere in this country without due process to the law. I believe the law is very clear in that whenever there is an eviction or whenever acquisition of land is supposed to happen, communities must be involved. This time round when devolution is in place, the county government should be involved when there is an eviction that is taking place or compulsory acquisition of land. Unfortunately, the various institutions of government are allocating land to individuals or institutions of Government without involving communities who are living there. I have a similar situation in my county today. As we are speaking right now, the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) is surveying an area where communities have never been involved. They claim that the land was set aside for them in 1960. Those are many years back. This is because there are several settlements that have taken place from 1960 up to date. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is really unfair. It has been awhile since communities in Mau South were evicted and up to now they have not been compensated. Where did they go? Will they be thrown to the bush or languish as poor people without land in this country? I really do not understand what is happening in our country. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish the Committee on Lands, Environment and Natural Resources could sit down with the relevant ministries to stop these shenanigans because it is becoming too much. I support and hope the Committee will speed up the process to ensure that communities get justice whenever evictions take place."
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