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    "id": 1273599,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale",
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        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Just like those who have spoken before me, I note with great concern that Christians are petitioning against their own church. I noticed the mention of the area chief and the community elders. Traditionally, elders have been preceding the word and the opinion of chiefs. I am sure that when the Committee will go to the ground, they will discover that this particular chief is one of the usual, typical big man syndrome, sort of chief that we get in the rural areas. A chief who after the community allowed the church to be given 75 hectares free, then wanted to punish the community by warning that they give away 1,000 hectares. Probably, the chief wanted to use that excuse to help other land-grabbers who have nothing to do with the Catholic Church, to soil the good name of the Catholic Church. Mr. Speakers, Sir, this brings into question two points. The first one is the Alternative Disputes Resolution (ADR) mechanisms that were being promoted by the former Chief Justice, Hon. David Maraga. Perhaps, the elders through the usual traditional sittings can best sort out a matter like this. Secondly, it brings into question the issue of land tenure policy in this country. Our land tenure policy is not sustainable. We have to slowly start educating our youth to know that in the fullness of time, not every Kenyan will have a title deed. Sometimes, I normally wonder why a doctor like myself, a lawyer like you Mr. Speaker and Sen. Cherarkey, will be fighting for your father’s two acres of land to subdivide with their siblings. What for?"
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