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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murgor",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to also add my thoughts to those of my colleagues. This is a very sensitive issue all over the country and among many communities. So, it is an opportune time for it to be looked into. I am grateful to Sen. M. Kajwang’ for bringing it at this time, so that it can be looked at and cure some of the issues that have been there for a long time is some places. Most of the conflicts that are there are as a result of one community or group wanting more territory. They want to add more because land does not expand. So, they encroach into their neighbours’ areas and claim it as theirs by adding it to their own. It is interesting that for some of the communities who are in conflict, there is usually land behind them, which is not occupied. They just occupy the area where they want to claim or add onto theirs, yet there is space behind them where nobody lives and there is no much activity. It is an attitude of being expansionists. They want to expand their territory, so that there is more land. Some neighbours claim different square kilometers nearly every two or three years. There is usually an addition of a square kilometers to theirs, which is not agreeable with the original that is known. Some of these are encouraged by territorial expansion attitude. Resources such as grass and water are also a reason for the conflicts, especially for us pastoralists. These are some of the things - in my thinking - that will be cured by this Bill, so that resources are shared equally or provisions are made so that whatever is on one side is also in the neighbouring side to avoid conflicts. For example, if there is no water in one neighboring area you can expect conflict in the area that has the resource. This Bill will The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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