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    "id": 383493,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "June 25, 2013 SENATE DEBATES 16 Sen. G. G. Kariuki",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. We all agree that we are learning. We are in a new Chamber and most of us are not familiar. Some of us left this place a long time ago and we stayed out for some time. I would also like to mention that Sen. Murungi attempted to explain the Maasai and British agreement. That is a big problem because the Maasai voluntarily, willingly or unwillingly signed an agreement with the British Government in 1904 which decided that the Maasais would be given two districts. The districts were Narok and Laikipia. But the Europeans found that that was not enough for their settlement. In 1911, they signed another agreement which pushed all the Maasai from Laikipia to the southern side of the railway. During the Lancaster House Conference, the Maasais attempted to ask the British Government to leave the land under their responsibility but the British did not agree with the Maasais at that particular time and without explanation rejected the clamour by the people of North Eastern Province to secede and join other people in Somalia. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is not this Senate which will solve this matter whether we like it or not. We will cry and appear to be helping our people, but I think time has come for me to tell the Kikuyus that this country belongs to all of us. It is high time for all of us to be open to our people and tell them that nobody will move any person from where he is. Let us agree and not behave as if time is coming---"
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