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    "id": 763783,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Lusaka",
    "speaker_title": "The Speaker",
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    "content": " Honourable Senators, 1. Pursuant to Standing Orders Nos. 223(a) and 224 (2) (b), I hereby report to the Senate that a petition has been submitted through the Clerk by the Governor of Nandi County, the Hon. Stephen K. Sang, regarding alleged historical injustices suffered by the members of the Talai Clan of Nandi County. 2. Honourable Senators, the salient issues raised in the said petition are: (i) THAT, members of the Talai Clan of Nandi County suffered grave injustices at the hands of the colonial administration in Kenya. This included abuse of human and civil rights, murder, forcible transfer of population, confiscation and destruction of property, including land, livestock and farm produce. (ii) THAT, one of the key injustices committed against the Talai Clan, was the be- heading of Koitalel arap Samoei, the leader of the Talai Clan and Nandi sub-Tribe whose head is held in a British museum and yet to be repatriated back for a decent burial among his people. (iii) THAT, the other members of the Clan were forcibly dispersed and banished to regions of the country where they faced hostility and their freedom of movement as well as other human and civil rights were greatly restricted; and, (iv) THAT, subsequent governments since independence have failed to address or resolve the injustices suffered by members of the Talai Clan which continue to persist. 3. The petitioner, therefore, prays that the Senate investigates this matter and makes appropriate recommendation to address the injustices. Among the prayers made by the petitioner are that the Senate: (a) recommends the identification of the Talai Clan as a specific people or group as a marginalized community pursuant to Article 260 of the Constitution"
}