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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mungatana, MGH",
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    "content": "have title deeds. However, in our place, they are paid very minimal amounts because they do not have title deeds Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to use the Floor of the Senate to appeal to the new Cabinet Secretary, who will be approved by the National Assembly, that when you come there, please, consider areas that have a problem with title deeds and have traditionally been ignored in terms of resource allocation. We need fairness in this country and it begins by giving this allotment to the people who own that land. Tana River County is enough. We are only 379,000 as per the last census, in more than 37,000 square kilometres. It is possible for every one of us to have 100 acres if this land is properly alienated so that people can decide what they want to do with their title deeds. However, the national Government and the NLC have not given us the kind of resources that is required. If this is not done in good time, even places that we have dedicated for farming, community land, animal corridors, wildlife corridors and so on, will still be grabbed by people who come from outside because they do not live there. Therefore, they do not know that the path was dedicated for elephants or domestic animals use. When they come to grab, they put a fence around and our people end up suffering. Even land that we all know is a public utility and is supposed to be used when it is a dry season, somebody just comes and fences it off. I am standing to support the Land (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bills No.40 of 2022). It is a good Bill. We should give title deeds to areas that are public land. However, I am using the Floor of the Senate to appeal to the new Cabinet Secretary and the NLC to deal with the matters that are from Tana River County. They should allocate resources to deal with the problem of lack of titling in Tana River County. They should also deal with the land injustices in Tana River County. The NLC came to Tana River County. They listened to us and told us that they were make a decision. They came back to Nairobi and we never heard from them. They told us they were coming to Tana River County, but they did not, but went to Malindi. They did not give a decision. So, people are always left in tenterhooks. In the meantime, you will see people from upcountry or Nairobi trying to allocate land to themselves. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I use the Floor of this Senate to appeal to the NLC and the new Cabinet Secretary for Land, Environment and Natural Resources, to be fair to the people of Tana River. Let us not be treated like second-class citizens. May justice be our shield and defender in this country. To be just is to be fair to the people of counties such as Tana River County. Otherwise, this is a brilliant piece of legislation. I appeal to every Member of the Senate who will speak to it to support it because of the history I have talked about and the reality of where we are going in future. We need open spaces. Otherwise, Nairobi will become a big white slum. There will be slums downhill and uphill, if we do not give certificate of land to areas that are supposed to be for public utilities. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I support this Bill. I thank you."
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