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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, we must save the Mau Forests Complex. We must also save all the water towers in this country. But we must only do so within the bounds of the rule of law, with reasonable caution and with broad consultations. We must only do so with humane considerations. The imperative of environmental conservation must be balanced delicately with considerations of human rights and the sanctity of property rights that is guaranteed by no less than Section 75 of the Constitution. For instance, Page 45 of the Report, 38(b), arbitrarily recommends:- “All title deeds given to companies should be revoked without compensation.” The issuance of title deeds in this country is governed by the law. Property in this country is protected by Section 75 of the Constitution and not this House, nor the Minister for Lands, nor the Minister for Forestry and Wildlife. Neither the Prime Minister nor the President has the authority and power to revoke a title deed. This House cannot act in vain. This House must be guided by the law, its own rules and the Constitution. Finally, I do not see any prudence in creating a new emergency in an attempt to solve another emergency. If we move with the haste that we are moving in, and the kind of emotions that are guiding this process, we are going to achieve exactly that. In an attempt to solve one emergency, we will create an even more diabolical emergency. So, I want to persuade this House that we refer this Report to a Committee of this House that has no vested political interest in this matter, that can consider this Report dispassionately with honesty and truth and guide this House to engage in reasonable debate on this Report and take a decision that ultimately, will be in the best interest of this country, today and unto posterity. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the amendment and ask hon. C. Kilonzo, the Member of Parliament for Yatta, to second."
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