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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will reiterate the issue of the ADR by stating that we have many land cases in this country. There are cases that were filed in the early 1970s in Narok County. For example, we have a case which was filled by a group ranch in Ntulele over boundary dispute which has never been resolved to date. I would like to urge the sponsor of this Bill to ensure constituency boundaries are clear because we now have a different system of government. We do not have regions and I do not support them. This is because when we support eight regions, then the chances of a Maasai ever becoming a President in this country or a governor will be nil. The Maasai people are very generous. They sold all their land and are now scattered all the way from Marsabit to Rombo. If you say that, then we will go back to the issues of historical injustices. I would have loved to see the National Land Commission (NLC) play a key role in this Bill. This is because there is a lot of work that has been done by them and we cannot ignore it. I saw an advertisement in the newspaper about the completion of the issuance of title deeds in Narok Town. In my view, that will be a misguided exercise because most plots in that town have more than three or four allotment letters. I would request the sponsor of this Bill to find a way to incorporate the findings of the NLC on historical land injustices. I would support the issue of regions if there was a way that we could bring all the Maasais who are scattered all the way from Marsabit to Rombo together. The other key thing that is important in this Bill is that it is trying to address the issue of boundaries. We know many communities continue being at loggerheads over boundaries. In Narok County, for example, the Maasai and the Kipsigis communities are constantly having boundary issues. There is a provision in this Bill that encourages small local commissions to bring people from both communities to sit together and discuss these issues. We value our elders so much. Therefore, we should not ignore their input in terms of our boundaries. If we do so, we will be completely misguided. There is a provision in this Bill that spells out a high threshold to be met before any alteration of a boundary can be carried out. This Bill gives a voter or a member of County Executive Committee (CEC) the right to petition for an alteration of boundaries. This Bill must be subjected to public participation. I urge the sponsor of this Bill to take it down to the grassroots level because land matters are very emotive. I know that the Senate Majority Leader had earlier stated that most counties are not able to raise Ksh60 million in revenue. I disagree with him. The issue here is understanding the revenue streams and putting in place proper revenue collection mechanisms. With those few remarks, I support this Bill. We must ensure Kenyans from Marsabit to Lamu understand the contents of this Bill because the impact it will have in their lives is enormous. Now that we are talking of Senate mashinani where we will have our sittings outside Nairobi, I urge the sponsor of this Bill to talk about these boundary issues and demystify them so that people at grassroots level will understand them. This is because many people might feel threatened when they hear their boundaries will be altered. I would encourage that we follow through the defunct county governments. There are issues of assets and liabilities such as public land that was stolen by individuals. If we The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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