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    "id": 1003407,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Ekal",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Malachy Charles Ekal Imana",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me the chance to say something about this Petition. I support this Petition forthwith. The question of land, as my colleagues have said, is a touchy issue. Somehow, the Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning has not stepped in to solve some of these problems. There are boundaries that were put in place by the colonialists. These are what is cutout and what we call counties today, yet, the Ministry is not showing this clearly, so that we can avoid some of these squabbles. The squabbles are as a result of the boundaries not being defined. This problem is not only between Samburu and Rendille communities, but everywhere in the country. Even international boundaries are being threatened. I thank Sen. Dullo for standing up for her people in Isiolo. We had this problem before where KDF is claiming large tracts of land in Isiolo and pushing out wananchi who own the land. The land does not belong to KDF, but the wananchi . They should be given preference when it comes to who occupies the land. We have the same problem between the Turkana and their neighbours in Kapedo. This has been a sticky issue for a long time because the boundaries are not defined as to which part belongs to Turkana and which one goes to Baringo. The same thing applies to our neighbours in West Pokot. We have boundary issues and the Ministry is doing nothing about it. The same thing is happening between us and Uganda. Uganda is moving into Kenya and claiming parts that we know belong to Kenya, but the Ministry is not doing anything to say, ‘this is Kenya and this is Uganda’. The same thing is going on in South Sudan. When are we going to get a rest? The Government is supposed to step in and solve some of these problems. Otherwise, we will keep on losing lives because the people who are fighting do not even know where the boundaries are. They are fighting based on traditional knowledge, because they say, ‘this part has always been Samburu,’ and the Rendille say, “no, this has always been Rendille.’ It needs an independent body like the Government to come in and say, “Samburu ends here and Rendille begins here.” Otherwise, this will continue forever. When is the Ministry going to stand up and solve the problems of the people of this country? The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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