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    "id": 839410,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker Sir. From the outset, I welcome the people of Ngerek and Chepkumia Ward in Emgwen Sub-County, Nandi County. During my campaigns I was able to visit one of the primary schools that is near there and know that there are issues affecting the Ngerek in Chepkumia Ward. I support this Petition and want to assure them that we will do anything within our powers to ensure that this issue of land is resolved, especially in Nandi County. For purposes of record, I wish to point out that I had brought this issue, among other issues, to the attention of the Cabinet Secretary in charge of lands, Madam Farida Karoney. The Ngerek, as a community, have been marginalized because they were displaced from the lower part and brought there. Most of them live in deplorable and sad conditions. They need to get title deeds, so that they can build and do farming. I want to assure them that, as their representative in this House, we will canvas this issue and come up with appropriate solutions. I know that there are many other issues, including historical injustices on land in Kericho and Bomet counties. These are the same issues that we have been trying to address. Let us use this example to resolve the many historical injustices on land. I know that we want to protect our forests and other vested interests, but at the end of the day, land issues must be addressed. The Cabinet Secretary in charge of Environment and Forestry, Mr. Tobiko, issued eviction orders along Sang’alo- Kebulonik in Mosop Sub-County to move people, yet the cutline had been approved. As much as we want to protect the environment, let us do so in a humane way. I want to assure the people of Chepkumia, the Ngerek minority, that as their Senator I will stand with them through thick and thin, to ensure that justice is done, be it through legal or extralegal means. Thank you Mr. Speaker Sir. 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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