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    "id": 1124492,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Langat",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Christopher Andrew Langat",
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    "content": "Thank you Mr. Speaker Sir, for giving me this opportunity to strongly support this particular Petition from the people of Embu that has come through their hardworking Senator. As my fellow Senators have said, the NLC in country has failed to measure up to their duties. It is during this time in history that we are realizing that the Commission is so reckless to the point that they are many duplication of title deeds. Where I come from, it is unfortunate that you can get a plot today and tomorrow someone else has a title deed and you also have another one. This Commission is marred with a lot of corruption. It is a great shame and something must be done by the respective Committee of this House. Mr. Speaker Sir, this is the time that we have realized the highest numbers of land evictions. In Nairobi, there are many illegal evictions. People are evicted today and tomorrow yet they have title deeds to show that they are the rightful occupants of particular areas of land. During the time of the Swazuri Commission and the current one, in Kericho and Bomet, we were shocked to realize that they have already leased the land to the multinational companies without involving the locals. There was no public participation. To make the matters worse, they used the leasing rates of 1960s. They almost leased our land to multinationals for free. The many cases that are coming up during this time are very alarming. Concerning the case of Embu, every one of us must have been touched by the Catholic Church, in one way or another. Particularly myself, I attended a Catholic- sponsored primary school. When we were young, it was the only church which was closer to us. That is where we had our foundation of Christianity. We have seen how hard working the Catholics are in as far as supporting education and homes for the needy in this country. So, to allow an idling society to come and grab the land from the Catholic Church should not be allowed. This one is unacceptable in our society. I encourage the Committee to take this issue seriously and interrogate the NLC to see if they are still necessary in our country or we should change and get something else that will help Kenyans streamline land issues."
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