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    "id": 145400,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ruto",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to proceed. The petitioners further say:- “That this House should understand that contrary to the public perception that we do not care about the environment and/or are threats to the natural eco-system, we wish to set the record straight that we support the Government’s efforts in the restoration of the degraded forests and eco-systems. We are even ready to set aside substantive portions of our land to farm forests. We are also ready for any negotiations with the Government in resolving forests and eco-system matters. We challenge the Government to dialogue with our well known civic/parliamentary leaders to come up with an enduring solution to lift us from this unnecessary quandary. We are even willing to give up our land if that will aid the restoration of the degraded forest, but provided that the Government abides by the well known provisions of the law, namely, Section 75 of the Constitution and the Land Acquisition Act, Cap.295 of the Laws of Kenya. We need either monetary compensation or compensation by way of land, equivalent to our respective share. Such acts of interference with private property and gross abuse of human and constitutional rights defeats common sense; a sheer contempt and disregard of the legislations enacted by this honourable House, pursuant to its exclusive legislative powers under Section 30 of the Constitution. It also undermines the integrity of the House, makes a mockery of the intelligence of the hon. Members of the House, and subjects the rule of law to public ridicule and odium. Such acts of interference with peaceful and quiet possession of our private property, utter disregard of valid titles and violation of human and constitutional rights is a serious assault on the rule of law and it nurtures the strongly abhored tree of impunity and undermines our Constitution and requires an urgent intervention of the honourable House”. Therefore, your humble petitioners pray as follows:- ( i) “That this honourable House directs that the Departmental Committee on Administration of Justice and Legal Affairs summons the Director-General of the Kenya Forest Service to explain whether the Kenya Forest Service jurisdiction under the Forest Act of 2005 extends to degazetted settlement schemes. Whether it is proper for it, its agents, servants and/or agents, to interfere with persons who are in possession of valid title deeds from the peaceful and quiet enjoyment of their lawful properties and whether it can allocate itself the powers which are"
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