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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Omulele",
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        "legal_name": "Christopher Omulele",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for allowing me to speak to this very important Motion by our respectable colleague, hon. Wangamati. I would like to commence by saying that we must take cognizance of history. We must go back to history and we must respect it. If we look at history, we shall be able to see ahead and determine our destiny in a better way. The Mau Mau uprising started as an agitation against the British, who had taken land belonging to the Mau Mau and their kin. This agitation culminated into the fight for freedom of this country. You will agree with me that during the all-important Lancaster Conferences, our leaders were very clear to the British that the land that had been grabbed by a few of them was totally tied up with the issue of freedom. It was, therefore, necessary that the land that had been acquired forcefully be restituted to the evictees. The British were using the large tracts of land for farming and generally to oppress Kenyans. It is true, as history, states that if one does not have control of the means of production – we know that the first factor of production is land – then one is not free. I will actually be restating the sentiments of our founding father, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta when he said that Africans must have access to their land as a matter of right. I want to take cognizance of the fact that the Mau Mau fighters were the precursors of the Independence that we enjoy in this country today. The role of the Mau Mau has been recognized in this country, and can never be reduced in the eyes of any Kenyan. We must also appreciate that there are Kenyans from other tribes who also stood up against the British and demanded independence from the British. Mau Mau fighters, having suffered the greatest incidents of British terror on Kenyans, were the ones in the eye of the storm. They were, in fact, the ones history has portrayed as having been the only ones. However, for a fact, we know that there were many other people who demanded that the British leave our country and go back to their country. I would like to bring to the attention of the House the plight of the people of Luanda, specifically the people of Bunyore. There exists land problems today and these started during the colonial time. I am talking about the land on which Maseno University, Maseno School and other institutions in that place sit. That land, I would like to state on behalf of the people of Bunyore and Luanda, historically, belongs to the people of Bunyore. It was taken away from them by the British who wanted to establish veterinary institutes. They were known for undertaking tests to come up with good breeds of animals and good farming technologies. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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