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"speaker_name": "Mathare, ODM",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Anthony Oluoch",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to present Petition No. 007 of 2020, regarding the imminent eviction of residents of Hospital Ward in Mathare Constituency by the Kenya Police. I, the undersigned, on behalf of concerned residents of Hospital Ward in Mathare Constituency draw the attention of the House to the following: THAT, Hospital Ward in Mathare Constituency is home to over 30,000 residents, who have lived on that land for over 20 years and have constructed both temporary and permanent residences on the land; THAT, the said land has several public utilities such as schools, hospitals, children’s homes for the vulnerable and homeless children, a playground for children, among other essential public amenities; THAT, recently, the Kenya Police Depot situated in Hospital Ward claimed to have been issued an allotment letter to occupy the parcel of land where the Depot is situated as well as the entire land in the Ward that is currently occupied by residents of the Ward, particularly Kosovo and Mathare 4B areas; THAT, residents of Hospital Ward, particularly those in Kosovo and Mathare 4B areas, are living in fear of imminent eviction by the Kenya Police Depot, who are alleging to have been issued title deeds for all parcels of land in Hospital Ward; THAT, it is an indisputable fact that Kosovo and Mathare 4B areas have been in existence as settlement areas in Mathare Constituency since 1967 and 1995, respectively; THAT, the police have since prevented youths and children from accessing and using the only available community playground in Hospital Ward on account of the alleged ownership of the playground; THAT, if the imminent occupation of Hospital Ward land by the Kenya Police is not mitigated, residents will be rendered homeless and cut-off from accessing critical social amenities like schools, hospitals, children’s homes and playgrounds; THAT, efforts to resolve the matter between the constituency, community and political leadership of Mathare Constituency on the one hand and the Kenya Police on the other hand have failed to yield satisfactory response; and THAT, the matter in respect of which this Petition is made is not pending before any court of law or constitutional or legal body. Therefore, your humble petitioners pray that the National Assembly, through the Departmental Committee on Lands— a) Inquires into the matters raised in this Petition relating to the alleged ownership of land in Hospital Ward in Mathare Constituency, with a view to ensuring that rights of residents to land are not subverted by the Kenya Police. b) Intervenes, through the relevant Government Ministries, to halt any potential eviction of residents of Hospital Ward from their land by the Kenya Police until the dispute is investigated by the relevant authorities and resolved. c) Intervenes, through the Ministry of Lands and the National Land Commission, to ensure that land in Hospital Ward in Mathare Constituency is adjudicated and verified The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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