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"content": " Asante, Mhe. Naibu Spika, kwa kunipatia nafasi hii kuchangia kuhusu ardhi hii. Wakaazi kuhangaishwa na masuala ya mashamba yamezidi sana, hasa sehemu za Pwani. Utakuta watu wamekaa katika mashamba yao kwa muda mrefu sana, lakini kwa sababu ya uzembe wa baadhi ya maafisa wa Serikali ambao wametwikwa jukumu la kusaidia wananchi kupata hatimiliki, wamekuwa chanzo cha kusaidia mabwenyenye na watu ambao hawana uhusiano na mashamba hayo na utamaduni wa pale. Wanawapatia hatimiliki kinyume na matarajio ya wananchi hao. La kutamausha zaidi ni kwamba hata polisi wanaingilia sana mambo ya mashamba kuliko kulinda usalama wa wananchi. Wanapewa amri ya kortini lakini hawadhibitishi. Usiku wanahangaisha wananchi na kuvunja nyumba zao, wakisema shamba ni la mtu fulani, bila kuhusisha taasisi zinazohusika kama NLC na Wizara ya Ardhi. Kwa hivyo, ninaunga mkono kuwa ardhi hii iangaliwe vizuri ili hawa wananchi wapate haki yao. Kumekuwa na visa vingi sana hasa sehemu za Pwani. Kuna wananchi ambao wamekaa kwa mashamba ya mababu zao, mahali kuna makaburi yao, makanisa, misikiti na mashule, lakini mtu anakuja na kusema shamba ni lake. Tunaomba haya masuala ya uskwota katika The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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"content": "Pwani yachunguzwe ili wananchi wapate hatimiliki na waweze kuishi kama Wakenya wengine. Asante, Mhe. Naibu Spika."
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"content": "Hon. Kassim Tandaza, Member for Matuga."
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for this opportunity to add my voice to this sad situation. It is sad that 60 years after Independence, there are indigenous people who are said to be landless or squatters. They are residing in areas of their ancestors. We are not talking about 100 or 200 years ago. For as far as history can write itself, they have been living there. By the mere fact that somebody can corrupt Government officials, those in power have the right to evict people from their rightful homes and lands. I do not know for how long this will continue. This situation is not just in Kilifi; it is also in Kwale, Lamu and along the Coast. Fortunately, God gave us fertile land and favourable weather and we have beaches. I do not know at what point somebody decided that the indigenous coastal people do not deserve the beach lands, simply because, for as long as we can remember, they have not been in the Government per se. This has always been perpetrated by Government officials. It is so sad. We have had such petitions before. I brought some petitions on the Golini Settlement Scheme, Tiwi and Waa. I am questioning the powers of this Parliament when it comes to handling petitions, especially on land matters. On the last Petition that I brought, the Committee went to the extent of asking the then Cabinet Secretary for Lands to nullify the title deed so that a proper survey could be done and the people given their parcels of land. Up to now, nothing has happened. When you go to the Cabinet Secretary, you can hardly see her. The petitions are there. Nothing happens at the Committee on Implementation. As I support this Petition, I am really worried about the next steps that will be taken to salvage the situation and have the locals on their land. It is high time we handle these matters differently from our perspective. Mindful and law-abiding people have been taken for granted. It is high time, especially for leaders from the Coast, to sit down and see how we can handle this matter on our own with the resources and the strength we have. We have been taken for a ride for a very long time. I support this Petition, but I am really worried about how it is going to be solved given the previous petitions touching on land matters from the Coast. Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity."
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"content": "Hon. Member for Endebess, Hon. Pukose."
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"content": " Hon. Deputy Speaker, I stand to support the Petition by Hon. Ken Chonga, Member for Kilifi South, pertaining to the land issue in his constituency. Having listened to him, this is a matter that should be expeditiously resolved. Unfortunately, the Public Petitions Committee has been very slow in processing petitions. It is now close to two years since I brought a petition pertaining to Chepchoina Settlement Scheme, and it has not been resolved. Now that Hon. Ken Chonga has brought this Petition, my petition and any other petitions pending before the Committee should be resolved quickly. I normally sit closer to the Chairman of the Public Petitions Committee, who is always here. He is listening to this. I hope his Committee will move with speed to not only address the Petition by Hon. Ken Chonga, but also the petition on the Chepchoina Settlement Scheme. I was there over the weekend, and there are still a lot of quarrels between wananchi there. You have others coming and ploughing people's land when they have no allotment letters. This creates insecurity, instability, and it also affects the production of food which threatens food security. As we bring these petitions to the House, we expect they will be expeditiously resolved. I do not know whether the Committee could table the reports in this House, and then maybe move even some Motions or debates so that Members can contribute to them and resolve some The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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"content": "of the problems. Article 95 of the Constitution gives this House the power to resolve issues of the people we represent. Therefore, it is important that when people bring petitions to us, we resolve those issues and make recommendations that give stability and way forward to our citizens. Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, I support."
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"content": "Hon. Member for Seme, Hon. (Dr) Nyikal."
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I rise to support this Petition. Land is a big issue in this country. Citizens do not live in peace and at ease. Even people with titles no longer trust the titles they have. One minute, one can have a title, and in the next minute, the title is challenged. You do a search on a land, and you get a search certificate that has no meaning. It is time that as the Committee looks at this, it looks at the broader issue of land. This is one area we must come out. It is not an issue at the Coast only, but everywhere across the country. The Committee should look at the proper entitlement to land, proper certification of land, and proper registration, so that when citizens have a piece of paper from a Government office, it has meaning. It should also ensure that these processes are expedited. Delayed processes invite people with ill intentions to occupy other people's land and even claim it. With that, I support this Petition. I urge the Chairman of the Committee to look at this issue of land broadly. We are terrestrial animals. We do not live in the air or water. We can only live on land. And if there is anywhere we should have peace, it is on land."
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