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    "id": 1457799,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1457799/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Tobiko",
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    "content": "to give it a different name, calling it Mikululo. Today, Makueni is laying claim to that land yet the original titles show that this land belongs to Kajiado. We have our people and families who originally belong there and today, those Kenyans have been made landless. The areas for our livestock that were dispersal areas between the livestock and the wildlife are gone. The community has been fighting to get back this land. We have land that belongs to the community, which was held in trust by churches. It is in a place which is not very far from here, at a place called Kisaju. Kisaju Farm is a land that belongs to the Kapitiyei community. The church was given the land to hold in trust for the community. Of course, believing that the church cannot swindle the community, but today, this land is going into private hands. The church is claiming ownership yet it is known that this land was set aside by the community before even the group ranches were created, in order to have projects that will benefit the community. Today those projects have been overtaken by the kind of lifestyles. This land should revert back to the community, but there are a whole lot of complex court cases. The county is also claiming for the land yet the county should in any case, if the county holds land, it should be in trust of the community. The trustees have become a nightmare to the communities because they now want to claim ownership of this land. The individuals put as trustees could be the church, the county or some group of individuals. We have big issues. We have a Vet Farm in Kadiado County, which is today being divided. The Government is claiming a part of that land for public utilities. It would rather go to public institutions, instead of going to individual hands. The original community that owned this land does not have any claim now. The land is being taken away from them. It is better used for collective gain of the entire community of Kajiado so that it benefits us. When we have institutions, they will work for the benefit of all of us. We have another huge piece of land, almost 5,000 acres at Sheep and Goat, just behind the Nairobi National Park, as you go towards the Athi River where we have the East African Portland Cement Company. I grew up there. I was taking care of my father's livestock when I was in primary school. I knew this as our community land for the longest of time. However, when I came into this House and the National Assembly, we were told that it is Government land. My father and other community members were told to move out of a place we have known to be home for all these years. This land was part of Embakasi Group Ranch. The members of that group ranch are known. How that land has not reverted back to the community is a puzzle. This also has a court case going on. People have claimed and others have paid some fee to some groups of people. However, the land belongs to the community and should revert to the rightful owners. We have a land around Emali. A Government institution called Tana and Athi River Development Authority (TARDA) claims this land, but it belongs to the community of Poka. If there is a community that land has been taken away from them, from colonial times to the very current times, is the Maasai community. We have continued to lose land and remain voiceless. 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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