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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "and Tinderet sub counties because of the multinational tea companies. We still have a long way to go. If I had an opportunity, I would have commented on the Petition. I commend your Committee on the report. However, we want to see such a report on the status of integration of the marginalised and minority communities, courtesy of Sen. Cheptumo. This will make them proud. Finally, I thank the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights. I know you are aware of the developments in the human rights court in the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Tanzania, because you have been strutting corridors of justice like colossus. The case resulted to reparations of the Ogiek Community. They were given a compensation of US$847,257 individually and US$491,295 that was given as general damage. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this reparation case is important. You being a legal practitioner and learned scholar, when writing the report, please include the decision by this human rights court. The ruling goes ahead to state that the Ogiek should be given land demarcation and titling. They should be shown their land. If they are living in the forest, they should be degazetted and demarcated and be given title deeds. This was a decision of the highest human rights court. We do not want to go to the Bangui Charter of African Human Rights Court, the United Nations (UN) or move to other international courts. This reparation to the Ogiek Community was in a case against the Kenyan Government. Your Committee could write to the Attorney General to understand what the Kenyan Government is doing to implement the decision of African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the reparation case of the Ogiek. This could form a basis and give life to Article 56 on the essence and the value we are giving. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the Ogieks in Nandi Hills and Tinderet sub-counties have been calling me day and night. They want to know if the Government is complying with the decision of the court. We need to relook at these issues. I support this Motion. I hope when the House adopts it, Sen. Cheptumo, in your own Motion suo moto which the Committee can have--- This issue of minority communities is weighty. I would like to see the Njemps and Dorobo in Baringo County get opportunities. It looks like there are no minorities or marginalised communities where Sen. Methu comes from. That is where tyranny of numbers is. With those many remarks, allow me to rest my case. I support this Motion. The best thing is for your Committee to table a progress report in Turkana County during Senate Mashinani. I hope the secretariat and the office of the Speaker can note that because the Turkanas have also been marginalized for a very long time. We are going to hold the Senate Mashinani in Turkana. So, it is important that we try to investigate these issues, so that we can handle them at that level. Mr. Speaker, Sir, with those very many remarks, I wish you all the best as we go for the Devolution Conference. Personally, I have nothing to celebrate about devolution"
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