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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ethuro",
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        "legal_name": "Ekwee David Ethuro",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank the Minister for the comprehensive answer and the effort to deal with issues pertaining to pastoralists, minorities and marginalized communities. However, his efforts fall short of what we expect from this Government and this Minister in particular. In order not to be like the Minister who is talking about a situation of landlessness, perceptional and futuristic issues, I want to give him the real facts. The fact is that on 20th March, 2010, he went to a place and celebrated this ruling. This ruling makes the following recommendations – and he has a copy similar to mine. The ruling reads: It is in view of the above that the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights finds the respondent state, which is the Republic of Kenya, in violation of Articles of 1, 8, 14, 17, 21 and 22 of the African Charter. It recommends the following:- (i) Recognize rights of ownership. (ii) Ensure that the Endorois Community has unrestricted access to Lake Bogoria and surrounding sites for religious and cultural rights. (iii) To pay adequate compensation to the community for all the loss suffered. (iv) Pay royalties to this community from existing economic activities and ensure that they benefit from employment possibilities. (v) Grant registration to the Endorois Welfare Community. (vi) Engage in dialogue with the complainant. (vii) Report on the implementation of these recommendations within three months from the date of notification. Every May and November, the Kenyan Government attends the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights to make presentations. This ruling was made in February. It asked the Government to implement this ruling within three months. From February, 2010, the ruling should have been implemented by May, 2010. You went there and said that you were not ready. In November, 2010, you said that you were ready. The Minister has come to the House and said that he has a copy, but he needs a sealed copy. He went to celebrate this particular ruling. I want to ask the Minister a question. The Kenyan Government threw out the case regarding the Endorois Community in 1998. They had to go to the African Commission. Even when the Commission agreed with them, the Government is still discriminating against the minority groups of this country by not implementing the recommendations that the Minister is fully aware of. He went to celebrate them. When will he implement those recommendations? You cannot feign ignorance, Mr. Minister."
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