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    "id": 1121299,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. I would like to congratulate and thank Sen. Cheruiyot for bringing this Statement on the issues of multinationals. Kericho, Nandi and Bomet are largely affected by these issues of multinationals, tea leases and other forms of leases. Since the Constitution 2010, the National Land Commission, the county government and national governments have been silent and they have not been telling Kenyans what happened with 999-years leases that were committed to 99 years lease as per the 2010 promulgation Constitution. This is very important and I would like to request the committee of Lands and Natural Resources and Environment to expand and tell Kenyans especially those in Kericho, Nandi and Bomet on the issue of leases. This is because there is a lot of secrecy and non-clarity. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we are aware that these multinationals have very huge control of tracts of land and one day they can wake up and change ownership without informing the employees of the county government and without the role of National Lands Commission as Sen. Cheruiyot has said. A few months ago, I requested for a similar Statement that we need to know the leases because when you come to Nandi, most of the tea farms are owned by individuals or multinational companies. I hope that these issues of leases will be looked at, whether it is sisal leasing, the flower farms, the change of ownership. Who will really own them? That should be the question. Even across the county, who are these leasing land? If this issue of land ownership and land leasing is not well coordinated I can assure you that it will be a problem in this country. I therefore support the Statement and say that the issue affects us in Nandi. I know that the Committee of Lands, Natural Resources and Environment has also a lot of issues to deal with but we hope it will give this particular issue priority and each and every one of us will know what happened to the 999-years leases that have been committed to 99- years lease and what is the role of the National Land Commission."
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