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    "content": "speak fluent Nandi or Kipsigis language. It is terrible that a community which can trace its ancestral land, cannot go freely to that land in a free and independent Kenya. One of the things that we must bear in mind is the fact that when it comes to the question of land, ownership of land is very important. Whether or not we have corporations which are giving us returns, the critical factor is; “who owns the land?” This is the question that the Constitution tried to address. It says no foreigner should own land for a period of more than 99 years. In fact, within the framework of our Constitution, a company like James Finlay Kenya Limited would be on their knees, not only to the national Government, but to the counties of Kericho and Bomet, trying to renegotiate leases over those ancestral lands. This is because these lands are not public or county land, but they are ancestral land. I welcome this Petition because the displacement of peoples from places where they live is the greatest injustice that you can do to anybody. Besides, you can see signs of colonialism in Limuru where there are tea farms. You can also find them in Nyeri County where even today we still have colonial villages. You will find those colonial villages in Nandi and Kericho counties. So, let there be no excuse for these multinationals. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am glad that in South Africa the African National Congress (ANC) is now taking a more proactive approach to claim the ancestral land. This is because if you begin to go to the basis of security and sanctity of title deeds without looking at the history of how that land was acquired, then you are causing a lot of injustice to many people in the country, and more particularly in Nandi and Kipsigis. By the way, that is why the Nandis and Kipsigis turned out to be one of the few communities who fought against colonialism before even the Second World War. The Mau Mau came later. These communities were fighting colonialism because they were being moved away from their ancestral land. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I support this Petition. I hope that the relevant committee will quickly come up with a report for us to discuss. I agree with Sen. Wetangula that we are also causing part of the injustice because the TJRC addressed most of these issues. The only reason it is not out here is because some peoples’ names were there, who were as bad as this company and the colonial Government. They should also be named. Why do we fear historical facts? A black man who has robbed another black man of his land is just as bad as a white man. So, let the TJRC report come out."
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