6 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
I, the undersigned, on behalf of the residents of Sabaki Ward of Magarini Constituency, draw the attention of the House to the following:
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6 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
THAT, before Independence the residents of Sabaki Ward were forcefully evicted from their ancestral land and relocated by colonial government to pave way for the establishment of Kisima Farm owned by a foreign national;
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6 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
THAT, the forceful eviction and subsequent relocation was done without any compensation, despite the abandoned farm being rich in cash crops like cashew nuts, coconut trees, mango trees among others;
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6 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
THAT, after Independence, the Kenyan Government repossessed Kisima Farm, including the land and vested it to Agricultural Development Corporation (ADC), a State corporation and later renamed it Sabaki Farm;
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6 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
THAT, with time, the once thriving livestock enterprise started to dwindle under the management of ADC and the local residents felt that this was a deliberate attempt to allow well- connected individual to get access to the prime land;
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6 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
THAT, ADC management has illegally allocated the land to well-connected individuals and have them issued with title deeds;
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6 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
THAT, the National Land Commission (NLC), vide a letter dated 13th March 2015 addressed to the Kilifi County Commissioner, confirmed that the ADC management had allocated the land illegally to individuals;
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6 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
THAT, residents who were evicted from Sabaki Ward, ADC Farm are currently squatters on land which is not arable; 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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6 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
THAT, efforts to have the matter resolved with relevant Government agencies have been futile; and,
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6 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
THAT, the matter in respect of which this petition is raised is not pending in any court of law, constitutional or legal body.
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