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    "content": "have been able to prevail and the situation brought to normal. Whatever is stolen is returned. The roles of wazees in this country cannot be enumerated and finalized. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, even in political disputes, we are all aware of situations where there was tension and wazees were involved to reach some sort of negotiated agreements. This has also helped. I have a case in mind, that is, after the 2007 General Elections. Everybody knows what happened. Through the efforts of wazees we have been able to restore peace and harmony within communities. People have gone back to their land and are staying in peace. We held the last elections very peacefully. In Trans Nzoia and Bungoma counties there were a lot of disputes, but wazees from the Bukusu, Sabaot and Teso counties were able to sit and reach an agreement, famously known as the Mabanga agreement, which still stands up to today. This agreement says that we have to live peacefully and everybody has a right to live wherever he should. Resources and opportunities are also supposed to be shared, in accordance with the Constitution. All is in accordance with the Constitution. In Trans Nzoia County, we are enjoying relative peace and harmony because of wazee . They have also been very useful in determining the identity of the people. For instance, for one to get an identity card, the issuing officers would not know who is who, but the wazees have done a commendable job to identify people who qualify to be issued with identity cards. Of course, you will find a few cases where they have been accused of being compromised, but those are few. Overall, they have done a commendable job. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, wazee have resolved very many land disputes. As the previous speaker said, if we were to take all disputes to the courts of law, there would be no enough courts. Since courts imprison or fine people in default, there will not be enough prisons to hold all Kenyans who contravene the law. The wazee have found a way around it and disputes have been resolved without clogging our courts of law. Every community has wazee . The Njuri Ncheke, for instance, of the Meru people have done a commendable job to ensure that there is peace and harmony within that community. There are many other associations or groups of wazee all over the country. It is not appropriate that we continue operating as if they do not exist. This is our culture and these are our people. At the end of the day, these are the people who matter in as far as our well being is concerned as Africans. It is unfortunate that while these Kenyans, most of who are retirees have been rendering these services for many years, it has never been found appropriate and deserving to compensate them in any way. Some of them leave their households very early in the morning every day and go home empty handed. No wonder a few of them have been tempted to engage in activities that seem to be lacking in integrity. This is because they have not been compensated. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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