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    "id": 815761,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Malalah",
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        "legal_name": "Cleophas Wakhungu Malalah",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in 1984 President Moi evicted people from the Mau. He had a vision for this country and it is absurd that 30 years later, some leaders are sitting down to tell us that the people who settled in Mau should not be evicted or should be compensated. I want to remind this House that the same President set up a commission of inquiry that was chaired by Ole Ntutu in 1989. They came up with resolutions and a clear line, which has been ignored up to now. I want to remind this House that in 2001, 65,000 acres was hived off to settle the Ogiek. Those are the people who deserved to be compensated and get land in the Mau area. The people’s President, the Rt. Hon. Raila Amollo Odinga, set up a Commission in 2005, whose resolutions have been ignored. The Mau issue affects many people and not just a community. The issue of compensation should not arise. You cannot encroach on a forest and demand compensation. If there are people who deserve compensation in this country, it is the Solai Dam tragedy victims and the people who were clobbered during the “Resist Movement.” People who encroach on our natural resource should not be compensated. I would even suggest that we compensate the Kibera people because they 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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