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    "content": "killing of one of their members by the neighboring Pokot Community and general insecurity in their ancestral land in Mukutan. As a result of the insecurity which was instigated by Pokot community, the said community has been rendered poor and homeless. I took some time and visited the good offices of the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Coordination of National Government, Hon. (Dr.) Fred Matiangi. I sought his assistance to have the situation facing the Maasai from the Ilchamus community resolved. Despite such steps and further correspondences where I highlighted the plight of the said community, I am saddened to report that nothing has been done yet and the poor Maasai from Ilchamus community are still languishing in poverty in the IDP camps. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Pokot and the Ilchamus community have been neighbors in Mukutan for quite some time. Since their evictions, however, it has been impossible for the Ilchamus community to return to their homes peacefully. The Ilchamus community is still unable to return to their homes where they have their livelihood. My appeal to the CS then and even now was to request an expeditious action in order to provide the Ilchamus community with enough security to allow them to return to their homes in Mukutan. The members of this community can be provided with the same kind of services provided to the Pokot and the Kalenjin communities living within Mukutan area and not sidelined and left to languish in poverty. I am aware that the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is currently undertaking some survey and reviewing the boundaries around the county. We appeal that even as they do that, they can clearly define the administration area for the Ilchamus community and help establish a district for this community just like they did for the Pokot who were given Tiaty East District. On the Second issue, land ownership among the Maasai community and border conflicts; today in this House we have members from the Maasai community who live in Gilgil. These members have been reduced to fighting for land which was originally owned by the Agricultural Development Co-operation (ADC). Let me bring to the attention of this House that if we allow this to continue, these people who are seated here will continue fighting each other and the conflict will now go from ADC to one Maasai and another fighting each other. The Maasai have historically been known to be peaceful and industrious people. However, as time went by, several Maasais have been evicted from their lands and ownership of their ancestral lands has been relinquished to other people, some of whom take them through crude means and defraud them. As a leader from the Maasai community, I will not shy away from highlighting such incidences and be on the forefront to advocate against such practices. The issue of Natooli has claimed several lives. The ADC has been in the middle of this. Maasais are fighting among each other and I think it behooves us as Members of this House to ensure that we stand to unite these people. In the public Gallery, we have two groups which are fighting each other. The ADC has subdivided to some and not to others. I request the Chairpersons of the Committee on Land, environment and Natural resources to look into this matter because our people will continue fighting each other. For instance, the Maasai living in Nakuru 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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