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    "id": 625282,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Lati",
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        "legal_name": "Jonathan Lelelit Lati",
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    "content": "killing our livestock, occasioning losses to everybody in the community. This is a clear example of the historical tragedy of the commons theory; that, since people think that something is for the whole community, everybody tries to keep as many livestock as possible. This Bill is enabling communities to manage grazing on community lands and even control the numbers of livestock that people should keep in order to avoid the tragedy of the commons theory that has taken our communities back in so many ways. Finally, some of us are very fearful of anything that is done by the CS. There are regulations that are supposed to be developed by the CS. I have a clear understanding that the Constitution is superior to this Bill, and that this Bill is superior to any regulations that will be made by the CS. However, given the bad experiences that we have had with CSs since Independence, we still fear and feel that some of the regulatory aspects should be taken care of by this Bill. I do not trust any CS to deal with boundary issues not because I have anything against anyone, but because we know that previous CSs pursued selfish interests on land matters. Today, if you go to Samburu County – at a place where nobody speaks Kalenjin – you will find a land parcel of 10,000 acres owned by Mr. Hosea Kiplagat, who does not even know that place. That area is prime land where we grow barley. That is the only area where you can have the best barley for brewing Pilsner Larger. It comes from my place. Mr. Hosea Kiplagat seems to know that Pilsner is good. That is why he took 10,000 acres of land. He must return that land to the Samburu people. Hon. Speaker, with those remarks, I support the Bill."
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