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    "id": 184962,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Wekesa",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Forestry and Wildlife",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 209,
        "legal_name": "Noah Mahalang'ang'a Wekesa",
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    "content": " Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to support this very important Motion. I want to thank the Mover, a good friend of mine, Mr. Mututho, and the Seconder, a brilliant debater, who has taken over the mantle of his late brother, Mr. Wamalwa; there is a historical background to this very important Motion. Without repeating myself, let me say that my colleagues who have spoken before me, have highlighted the historical background. They have highlighted on those gallant Kenyans across the nation who rebelled against the British invasion in Kenya. So, I will not go into that again. I want to support this Motion. I have been in Parliament since 1988, and over a period of time, this issue has been glossed over by those of us who have been in this House. Now the Grand Coalition Government is going to deal with the issue. You can see that there is some good coming out of this Grand Coalition. I want to touch on an aspect that has not come out clearly. We have to look at several stages of this issue. There are those Kenyans who rebelled the British and have been named. There are those Mau Mau veterans who took on the British and fought them. These were Kenyans, and not just the Kikuyus as we have been told. The third category are the politicians like the late Jomo Kenyatta, the late Kaggia, the late Kungu Karumba, the late Oneko and so on, who took the political side and brought about publicity that culminated in our Independence. I think we should look at those categories as we address the issue of compensation. I note that my colleague, the Minister for Lands, is not here. But, indeed, I want to echo hon. Mwiria's assertion that we have a lot of grabbed land in this nation. My colleague, hon. Orengo, should take up the Report of the Ndung'u Commission and identify grabbed land. We are battling with Mau Forest. A lot of people in Mau Forest are Kenyans who sold their cows and goats and bought grabbed land. Those who grabbed land are big politicians. Some of them are still alive today. So, as we talk about---"
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