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    "content": "I have listened to leaders in this House make their statements. At times, I wonder whether we really feel what the affected people are feeling. Are we really the representatives of the people? I feel bad when I see my friend Hon. Makau making statements. Hon. Makau is the Member of Parliament for Mavoko Constituency. He was elected by everybody who votes in Mavoko. That means he is the voice of that constituency when it comes to matters of representation. Anytime he talks, we should see him that way. We must lay this blame where it belongs. The truth is that the custodian of title deeds in this country is the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development. They are the ones who know which land belongs to whom in this country. I want to explain a scenario and wish to be excused for using this example to put the point forward in a situation where a woman gets pregnant. Even if you do what as a man, she cannot conceive again before she delivers. That is a biological fact. So, if you have a title deed for a piece of land in this country, how come someone else also has a title deed for the same piece of land? This should be brought to a level where once I have a title deed written, 'Hon. Makali Mulu,' no other Kenyan should have a title deed to the same land. Every corner of Kenya is represented in this House. Every time we make statements and discuss national issues, we must remember that the whole of Kenya is represented here. So, I beg Hon. Members to rise above their basic bipartisan approach to issues and political matters. For sure, very few Kamba houses were demolished in that area. Kenyans from all over this country are the ones who have suffered because of the land they bought. Yesterday, we saw the issue of Kirima land in Ruai. People have built and lived on that land for the last 10 or 15 years. Then, one day, they are told the title deed belongs to the Kirima family and yet they also have title deeds. I want to plead with the Leader of the Majority Party, and this is not for this Government only. We should review what has happened in the past and establish the original owners of title deeds to ensure this never happens again. Never again in the history of Kenya will one piece of land have more than one title deed. If we go that way, we will help Kenyans, and this country will head in the right direction. Hon. Temporary Speaker, with those many remarks, I submit. I want to tell the people of Mavoko who have lost their houses that they must be…"
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