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    "id": 643328,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Omulele",
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        "legal_name": "Christopher Omulele",
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    "content": "Going back to the train of argument that I was proposing, when we, as Kenyans, come back and say that we want to change the way we manage our resources, when the “ Okoa Kenya” and “ punda amechoka” initiatives come before this House and other rights forums, I will be proposing that we, as Kenyans, must do away with title deeds. A title deed is one of the documents that has messed up this country. A few clever Kenyans have taken advantage of this country and owned most part of this resource and yet more than 30 million Kenyans do not have this document called “land title.” This is the case and yet they are asked on a daily basis to be proud to be called Kenyans. How can one be proud if the very land that he or she stands on daily is owned by other people? We must rethink where we want to take this country. I do not think this is the way we want to deal with such an emotive, important and essential resource in this country. It cannot be by the kind of amendments we propose. If we pass these amendments today, we shall only be making a bad situation worse. Kenyans will become disenfranchised even more. They will have no hope of owning a piece of this country. We must defeat this amendment. I posit that the Chairman of this Committee must take away these amendments and we re-think about how we want to take our country. Thank you for giving me an opportunity to speak, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker."
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