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    "id": 67921,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Orengo",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Lands",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 129,
        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
        "slug": "james-orengo"
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The Government, through the Ministry of Lands, having listened to the land rights concerns of Kenyans, especially the pastoralists, marginalized and minority communities, undertook a holistic approach to these issues as raised by the Member for Turkana Central, by developing a National Land Policy. The National Land Policy that was heavily inputted by the pastoral and minority groups addresses pastoral land issues and land rights of the minorities, including historical injustices committed in areas where these communities are found. It should be noted that the Government has embarked on the implementation of the land provisions in the Constitution and the National Land Policy. Legislation for protection of property rights will be done in accordance with the constitutional principles and Article 60 which will allow communities to participate and chart their future in the use, access and sustainability of resources found within their environment. Articles 63, 68, 69, 70, 71 and 72 are very key to marginalized minority and pastoral communities’ property rights, especially when implemented alongside Articles 183 to 199 of the National Land Policy. (b) The Ministry does not have the actual number of landless people in the country. However, it recognizes that the situation is actual to the Endorois, IIIchamus, Ogiek and other communities spread in different parts of the country. It has also taken cognizance of the fact that landlessness can be situational, perceptional and futuristic depending on needs. To this end, the Ministry as a matter of policy has emphasized on securing land rights to these marginalized communities by proposing geographical mapping of their areas and resources. More importantly, the Ministry will develop a framework that emphasizes equitable access to land for use rather than ownership. (c) The concept of access to land and natural resources for use is as spelt out in the African Union Land Policy Guidelines on land to the marginalized communities, the African Charter and the African Commission on Human and People’s rights and better still, in our own Constitution in the case of the Endorois. Although I have a copy of the ruling on the Endorois community land complaint by the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights, I have not received a copy of an authenticated or sealed copy of the ruling to enable me move the process forward."
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