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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the Statement by Sen. Khaniri. The issue of land is very emotive. This House ought to come up with a better way of ensuring that Kenyans, whenever they live, do not suffer. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the challenge of title deeds is something which we know very well within the Maasai community. We live in very big chunks of land, which we later on come to realize that it is registered to other people. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Ministry of Lands and the NLC should move away from this business of compensation, and look at the issue of true ownership of land. Buying land through co-operatives, where you are just assigned a number, is very dangerous. I hope that this Statement can be tasked to the Committee on Lands, Environment and Natural Resources to investigate the circumstances that led to Government machinery being used to evict people through a private court order. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is a country where when you have money, you can buy the entire Government. As I sit here and listen to Sen. Khaniri talking about Government bulldozers being used, if I go to court and seek orders, I do not think the Government will give me their own bulldozers for me to evict people who have encroached into my land. This is a matter which the NLC, the Ministry of Lands and also the Judiciary have got to investigate. From what I hear, this matter had been dealt with by a different court. The matter was lost in that court, and it was then taken to another court. I do not know how the facts changed in the next court and, all of a sudden, new orders were given. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this issue of forum shopping will destroy this country completely. Therefore, in the interest of the people of Kenya in general, this House should now rise to the occasion and address this issue of land properly. This should be in such a way that Kenyans who buy land can be taken through the entire due process of the law before they are actually allowed to occupy that parcel of land. In an issue where grandchildren come in and the title deeds were never transferred to the people who supposedly bought those pieces of land, it becomes very challenging. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am finalizing. I see a situation whereby we have people who have encroached into to our land. They say that they bought the land, but they never got the title deeds. Then, all of a sudden, a court grants them ownership of the land, and yet these people have lived there for 40 years. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would plead that you assign this matter to the Committee on Lands, Environment and Natural Resources. When they will be looking at it, this House should think about either pronouncing itself through a Motion, or coming up with legislation that can look into these matters. Otherwise, Kenyans will continue suffering. I beg to support."
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