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    "id": 800004,
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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, I also rise to support the petitioners for deeming it fit that the Senate would be able to deal with this matter. I also wish to subscribe to the presentation by Sen. Orengo. Indeed, when the Talai were exiled to Subaland, they were sent to Lambwe Valley which is close to my home, and others were sent to Mfungano Island. There is usually some doubt whether I am Talai, Luo or Suba. However, that is the uniqueness of the people who come from that area. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the petitioners have requested that this matter be sent to the Kenya National Commission of Human Rights (KNCHR) and the National Land Commission (NLC) to address it. Article 67establishes the National Land Commission (NLC) and in Article 67(2)(e), the NLC as established is supposed to- ‘initiate investigations, on its own initiative or on a complaint, into present or historical land injustices, and recommend appropriate redress’ The question we should be asking as the NLC nears its sunset is; to what extent has the NLC addressed historical land injustices? There has been a preoccupation with dealing with millionaires and billionaires in this city that are fighting with the National Government or county government because that is where the highest premium is. I hope that the appeal that has been made by Sen. Wetangula and Sen. Orengo shall fall on the ears of the Chairperson of the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights, Sen. Cherargei. In the last Parliament, Sen. Sakaja and I sat in the Committee on National Cohesion and Equal Opportunity and we attempted to bring the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) Report to the House. We had issues with the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights of the National Assembly who said that it was the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights that was supposed to bring the matter to the House. Let us not wait for the National Assembly to bring this matter because these are issues that affect counties. I challenge the Chairperson of the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights and the Chairperson of the Committee on National Cohesion, Equal Opportunity and Regional Integration in this House to bring the TJRC Report to the Senate and let us confirm to the country that the Senate is serious about dealing with some of these issues. I support."
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