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    "content": "and men, children and the aged, that anybody in this country can do the work that they are given to do, especially if they go through such a thorough vetting process. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is no way the former President could have given this very commissioner he spoke about, that is, Kipng’etich Tororei, a degree and all that appertains to the same and then later say, when he is given a job on the recommendation of that degree, that he cannot do it. That shows you how far we have gone with being tribalist. We need to start getting ashamed to speak such things. It will not matter who you are and what level you are. We will start calling you by name as Kenyans. If you are going to reduce somebody’s legitimacy, qualifications and right to a job to their tribe, we will start saying that you do not yourself deserve to be a leader. Therefore, Mr. Tororei, I am sure, will probably be the best commissioner in this particular Commission. This is because for so many years, we had commissioners who could see and yet their sight enabled them to take away all the land in Kenya. Today, we have no playgrounds in Nairobi. The reason we have no playgrounds in Nairobi is because of the past commissioners. I am sorry to say that one of the hon. Members here who supported this statement is a former Commissioner of Lands. He should be very careful when commenting on issues that have to do with discrimination and the kind of illegality that was done during his tenure. Let us be focused leaders. Let us be serious and let us respect every Kenyan individual in their ways. I want to conclude by saying that of all the reforms that we are doing, this continues to be the most critical. It does not matter how many times we reform the police or the Judiciary, but as long as Kenyans keep looking at each other and say, “You took my land and you did not pay” or “I deserve to have that land”, I can assure you that we will not go far. It does not matter what we do. This Commission is probably one that needs to be given the biggest respect and support. If we do not do that, we will repeat what we saw in 2007 and what we have continued to see. Let us not cheat each other that it was all about elections; it had to do a lot with historical injustices key amongst them being the historical injustices on issues of land. Therefore, let us give this Commission support. I thank the Committee and especially the Minister for Lands who brought these reforms in place. He is a Luo and not a Kikuyu or a Kalenjin or a Maasai and yet he did a good job. I want you to have confidence with all these commissioners that they will do a good job for this country. I want to support."
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