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"speaker_name": "Wundanyi, WDM",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Danson Mwashako",
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"content": "ionekane. Kwa hivyo, wananchi ama watu wa Taita/Taveta wapewe nafasi ya kuchukua sehemu zilizokuwa zao wakati wa mababu zetu. Mheshimiwa Spika, nakushukuru sana kwa swala hili; maanake najua mambo haya ya mashamba na mipaka yanagusia mambo ya usalama. Kwa mfano, Tsavo imefika Taveta na Voi . Mipaka ya Tsavo inasumbua mpaka kule Kishushe upande wa Wudanyi. Tsavo bado inasukuma wananchi sehemu za Mwatate mahali Mheshimiwa Mbogho anatoka. Inakataa mpaka uzio isifanyike, na tunasumbuka sana na wanyama pori kwa sababu hiyo. Asante kwa kutupa hii nafasi. Mambo haya ni nyeti; tunahisi yafanyike kwa haraka."
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"content": "Hon. Speaker:"
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"content": "Asante sana."
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"content": "The Petition is committed to the Public Petitions Committee. They are obligated to bring a Report within 60 days. The Member for Chuka/Igambang’ombe, Hon. Patrick Munene."
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"content": "RECOGNITION OF THE CHUKA COMMUNITY AS A TRIBE IN THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA"
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"speaker_name": "Chuka/Igambang’ombe, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Patrick Ntwiga",
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"content": " Hon. Speaker, I rise to present this Public Petition regarding the recognition of the Chuka community as a tribe in the Republic of Kenya. I, the undersigned, on behalf of the Chuka community of Kenya in Tharaka-Nithi County, draw the attention of the House to the following: THAT, the Constitution of Kenya, in its preamble, affirms the national pride in the ethnic, cultural and religious diversity as the bedrock of unity of a sovereign nation; THAT, Article 44 of the Constitution recognises that every person has the right to use the language, and to participate in the cultural life of the person’s choice; and that a person belonging to a cultural or linguistic community has the right, with other members of that community, to enjoy the person’s culture and use the person’s language; THAT, the Chuka community has a population of more than 117,000 people who are primarily located in Tharaka-Nithi County and owing to the historical, cultural, social and economic aspects of the Chuka community, there is need to formally recognise them as a distinct tribe in the Republic of Kenya; THAT, the Chuka community traces their origins to the coastal region of Kenya from where they migrated inland and eventually settled in the south-eastern slopes of Mount Kenya and have a cultural and historical claim to the land known as MagunduMa Chuka, which is now part of the Mount Kenya National Park and Forest Reserve; THAT, although the Chuka community has maintained governance structures, economic activities, and cultural practices that distinguish them from their neighbours, the Chuka community has not been recognised as a tribe in this country; THAT, members of the Chuka community have their own unique language that has unique phonetic characteristics that are substantially distinct from those of its neighbouring tribes, including naming system and circumcision rites that makes it distinct from neighbouring tribes, unique and historical governance and leadership systems comprising of councils of elders such as Kiama gia Nkome and Kiama kiaMugongo that have been and still are, crucial in providing community leadership and direction, and in resolving conflicts involving the Chuka community; THAT, the Chuka community plays a fundamental role in Kenya’s socio- economic growth and the enhancement of Kenya’s economy, primarily through agriculture and trade; 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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"speaker_name": "Chuka/Igambang’ombe, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Patrick Ntwiga",
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"content": "THAT, efforts to have their matters addressed by relevant authorities have been futile; and, THAT, the matter presented in this Petition is not pending before any court of law or any constitutional or legal body. Therefore, your humble Petitioners pray that the National Assembly, through the Public Petitions Committee: 1. Inquiries into the matter with the view of securing urgent recognition of the Chuka community of Kenya as a tribe of the Republic of Kenya. 2. Makes any other recommendations or actions it deems fit in addressing the plight of the Petitioners. And your petitioners will for ever pray."
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"content": "Hon. George Murugara."
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"speaker_name": "Tharaka, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. George Murugara",
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"content": " Thank you very much for allowing me to support this timely Petition by Hon. Patrick Munene Ntwiga of Chuka/ Igambang’ombe. As it has clearly explained, the colonialists did many injustices when they came to Kenya—one of them being lamping many communities together and naming them as one tribe—as a result of which communities almost lost their identity until they were recognised as separate and distinct from one another. A good example is our Tharaka-Nithi County that has four distinct communities: Tharaka, Chuka, Mwimbi and Muthambi. It becomes difficult because of this, especially when the rest of the communities in Tharaka-Nithi are simply termed as the Ameru. Meru is the larger county within the region. The time has come for the Chuka to be recognised as a distinct community in Tharaka- Nithi. The same is going to apply to the Muthambi and Mwimbi. When the time comes, I will appear before the Public Petitions Committees to support this Petition and shed more light on why this recognition is necessary. I will also plead for the Muthambi and the Mwimbi cases that are also in my Tharaka-Nithi County. For Meru, we leave it as it is because it has three distinct communities that are put together as Ameru. That being another county, it is a story for another day. I support this. I will appear before the Public Petitions Committee to render credence to the Petition by Hon. Munene."
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"content": "Thank you. I commit the Petition to the Public Petitions Committee to respond within 60 days. The next Order is by the Leader of the Majority Party."
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