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"content": "I have a particular interest in the issue of Mau Forest because how we do it in Mau Forest will determine how it will be done elsewhere in this country. If you go to Mbooni, it should be another Mau Forest. We should not be having people living in Mbooni Hills. So, what we do today in Mau Forest will determine whether it will be possible in future to remove people living in areas which are supposed to be forests. I do not agree with the good friend here that the Government cannot act because they were waiting for this taskforceâs report. It is wrong! The Government should continue using existing laws which are very clear. Page 45, item, 38(d) says that all title deeds given to companies should be revoked without compensation. What law are we applying? A simple case is what happened in the Southern by-pass. The Government moved very fast, demolished properties which had title deeds. So, what did the people do? The owners went to court and the Government is now being forced to negotiate out of court because there is no way they can win the case in court. Some of these companies are multinationals. They came here believing that a title deed means a lot in this country. Banks have claims on these properties believing that title deeds mean something and then we in Parliament, as a legislature and the institution that is supposed to be upholding law, are the first to totally disregard the law."
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