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    "id": 1285720,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mumma",
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    "content": "in the Matter of the Ogiek Community before the African Court on Human and People's Rights and in the Kenyan State Report to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD/C/KEN/1-4) in 2011, where the Government's position was that \"treating a part of its multi-ethnic population as indigenous peoples will constitute discrimination and will degrade its celebration of diversity\". State institutions, including independent institutions, such as the National Gender and Equality Commission (NGEC) and the Kenya National Commission for Human Rights (KNCHR), as well as NGOs have been registered to address indigenous peoples' concerns, regularly attend international forums on this subject. We also tend to celebrate The International Day for Indigenous Peoples on 9th August every year, where some communities participate as indigenous peoples. Mr. Speaker, Sir, from the foregoing, I call upon the Senate Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights to engage the Prime Cabinet Secretary and the Attorney General with a view to - (1) Determining the official legal position on indigenous Peoples in Kenya, considering that the country has adopted varying interpretations and arguments in this matter. (2) Classify which communities, from the over 53 communities and clans, are considered to be indigenous peoples of Kenya and the reasons for such classification. (3) Propose specific development projects and measures to be put in place, by the Government, to address the marginalization of the communities that are considered indigenous peoples, to guarantee that they receive an equitable share of the benefits of State resources as other communities. (4) Designate a Ministry or State Department to deal with matters relating to indigenous peoples. (5) Outline steps taken by the current Government to promote and protect the development of different issues that serve to preserve the indigenous traits of Kenyan communities such as culture, heritage and language, as required under the Constitution, including indigenous technologies and materials such as seeds and plant varieties in the development agenda that the Government has drawn. I thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
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