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    "content": "(d) Imposition of internal exile and travel restrictions; (e) Forceful evictions from their ancestral land which includes various parcels of land in Nandi Hills area; Kipchamo and Kiptega Estates; (f) Forceful transfer of populations leading to loss of their fertile ancestral lands; and (g) Brutal assassination of their leader, Koitalel Samoei. THAT during the pre-colonial period, the Talai Clan held a prominent position among the Nandi, Kipsigis and Tugen communities and provided political, military and religious leadership. Some of the famous leaders from the clan include Kimnyolei who foresaw the British invasion and the coming of the white snake (the train) and Koitalel Samoei who led the Nandi resistance against the British invasion for 12 years between 1890 and 1906. THAT as a consequence of their prominence, members of the Talai Clan became a target for the colonialist who exerted brutal force by raids, battles, killings and burning of crops and property and confiscation of livestock. The colonialists also employed various divide and rule tactics such as claiming that the Talai Clan were wizards and sorcerous so as to alienate them from the other clans. THAT, the colonialists also killed Koitalel Samoei, the Talai and Nandi leader on 19th October, 1905. They beheaded him but to date, have not purged this desecration. They have also failed to return his head for decent burial which is believed to be hidden somewhere in the British museums. THAT, through the passage of the Natives Removal Ordinance in 1909, the British colonialists began a systematic operation akin to ethnic cleansing by harassing, arresting and detaining various Talai Community leaders. Some of the leaders were deported and banished to internal exile in 1914 as follows- (1) Kipchomba arap Koilegei was deported to Murang’a and died on 18th July 1916 and was buried at an unknown location in Muranga. (2) Kipngetich arap Boisio was deported to Nyeri and later died in 1929 in Moyale (3) Singoei arap Buigut was deported to Meru and later killed in Moyale. THAT on 8th November, 1919, relying on the said removal of Natives Removal Ordinance, the colonialists assembled and banished the Talai Community to a mosquito infested area known as Kapsisiywa Location No.26. of the then Nandi District. I am conscious of the time. Therefore, I would like to summarize."
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