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    "content": "other people who had nothing to do with them, and then trying to see how we can get a solution that will last. Madam Temporary Speaker, yes, it is true that over the last 20 years, maybe we have had an escalation of a few people as IDPs, but we have had more in those other years. It is true that this is a pandora’s box, but let us open it with all the courage, see what is in the box and wash it out. Clean it once and for all, as the Senate. We have lost people. Why did the late Father Kaiser die? It is because he was writing information that was not very conducive and acceptable to some people at that time in power. He died for trying to show the truth. Why did J.M. Kariuki, Tom Mboya and other martyrs of this country die? It is because of the politics of land. That is my understanding. Everybody has his or her own understanding, but the truth will never be hidden. Like Sen. Anyang’- Nyong’o said, just by shouting something that is not true will not change the untruth to be the truth by the number of times you shout. It may not be a very popular topic to some people in power or who are rich and have a lot of property, maybe with a history behind that might depict that, that property was found as an injustice at that time. We are not talking about that. I completely do not support anybody who wants to mention the name of the President here. It is not proper, but let us look at the gist of the whole issue. Evictions by whichever name you give it, either by the colonial masters, fellow tribesmen, governments or political parties, still remain evictions. Madam Temporary Speaker, the term “current” is subjective. It depends on what scholar you are. The 20th and 21st Centuries are current centuries, if you look at the history of the world which is in millions of years. So, this is a subjective term. I believe that anything that occurred in the last century and early this century is so current because it is documented clearly in our books and should not be forgotten. Of course, we have other Commissions which have addressed these issues and submitted their reports. We have land Commissions which came and submitted their reports. They include the Akiwumi Commission and so on. The reports are buried somewhere. All this information is written and there, but just because we ignore, it does not make it right. I beg the House that we discuss this issue with all the dignity that it deserves, without raising any animosities amongst communities. We should just tell the communities that we want to see where the problem arose without instigating any anarchy. In this way, we will be understood by Kenyans. But if we limit ourselves to only 20 years, as the Senator has put it, then the gist and wisdom that he has put to give us this important Motion will be lost and we will be judged by history for having forgotten others. Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to support."
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