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    "id": 781313,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang’",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to comment on this issue, because the problem of the Talai Clan is not just a Nandi Community problem; it is, indeed, a Kenyan problem. When the leadership of the Talai Clan was exiled, many of them were sent to Lambwe Valley, which is in Suba in my county. Some of them were also sent to Mfangano Island. The intention of the colonial powers was for them to be killed by malaria from the tsetse fly or mosquitos. The footprints of the Talai in Lambwe Valley and Mfangano Island exist to date. You can still trace the lineage of some of the elders and the seers who were sent to those areas. Indeed, the Olusuba of the Abasuba community is richer because of the small interaction they had with the Talai Clan. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the recommendations are fairly tepid because this is a matter that has come to this Senate before. We need to be much more aggressive and decide how we want to deal with our heroes. This is especially for those heroes who resisted colonialism and who fought physically against white domination and land grabbing. We have muted this subject in this country, which is live in Zimbabwe and South Africa. Until the day we deal with this matter radically and face it head-on, it will continue to be a painful blister. As I conclude, Mr. Speaker, Sir, the petitioner is currently the Governor for Nandi County and he sponsored a Bill in the last Parliament called the County Hall of Fame Bill. I am not sure whether it was enacted into an Act of Parliament. This would be a good opportunity for Gov. Sang to push the County Assembly of Nandi to enact a County Hall of Fame Act, so that the Talai Clan and other heroes from Nandi and within his county who contributed to the liberation of this country could be recognized and respected. Finally, Mr. Speaker, Sir, how I wish the Committee would have made some radical recommendations on the issues of the land leases on the land that was taken from the Talai Clan by the white colonialists. The leases on these lands have now been renewed for the benefit of a few bourgeoisies in this country. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
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