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"speaker_name": "Mr. Kiunjuri",
"speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Public Works",
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"content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me start by sympathizing with the people who were evicted. At the same time, there is question that this Parliament must address. At the end of the day, we are used to coming here and condemning the Government. We condemn it for a whole hour then we go. The Government repeats the same mistake. It repeats evictions because we never take any action. This Parliament is the custodian of the law. It is this Parliament that can move either an amendment to the existing laws or come up with new laws that can defend its citizens. Therefore, Parliament must take a share of the blame. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, not more than five years ago DECI came up. Kenyans were coned of their money. They were rendered destitute in their own homes. Some of them were left bankrupt, just because a few crooks decided to con other Kenyans. To date, nobody has been brought to book. To date, people are burying their relatives as a result of the effects of DECI. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we went on to buy Safaricom shares. Certain stockbrokers decided to take Kenyans’ money. To date, they have not faced any justice. The Government is still in existence. Kenyans are still suffering. Still on the same, we had the demolitions of 2008. The NARC Government came up and decided to reclaim public land. It was done. Those who had already built on those parcels of land suffered, and some of them died. To date, we have never been told who had allocated the land. To date, no conclusive investigations have been undertaken to make sure that Kenyans are not conned in the same way again. With regard to the Mau evictees, up to now, we have not been told who issued the title deeds. This is a repeat story. We are here today again condemning the Government. When the Mau evictions were done, we were up in arms again, the same Parliament. It has become a laughing stock. Unless we now decide to take the action, uproot those criminals and get justice for Kenyans---The Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs, the Minister of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security, the Minister of Lands and, by extension the Government, stand accused. This Government is on trial. This Government stands accused. It is the only institution that can protect the people of Kenya. We have given this Government the mandate. That is because according to the Constitution, the Government is the custodian of all the laws. Kenyans have trusted this Government. Today, if you walk to the lands office, you will once again agree that ignorance of the law is no defence. Even if we come here and discuss these issues at the end of the day the question the Minister of Lands will come and address here is only one. Were those title deeds legal? True, you will come to realize that those people who were issued with those title deeds had no knowledge that they had to go back and look at the original title deed. So, before you accept the new title deed, the original title deed must be cancelled. True, Ms. Ndeti, your people have got title deeds. That is true but, legally, and this is something that Kenyans must be told, unless you cancel the original title deed - and all these lawyers are aware of this - you have no claim over that land. The Government has ignored the fact that Kenyans are not aware of that. What is the Ministry of Lands doing to make sure that tomorrow Kenyans will be aware, and will know the law as it is? So, the Ministry of Lands is equally guilty of negligence. The Government is also guilty of negligence. Even the laws of Kenya recognize negligence. It is also equally guilty of ignorance. That is because at the end of the day Kenyans should have been aware of that. We should not only come here to condemn. We should come up with measures that will cushion other Kenyans in future. I support."
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