14 Oct 2021 in Senate:
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14 Oct 2021 in Senate:
expanded to an area of approximately 124,000 hectares. This expansion extended the southern LMD territory to the current Laikipia County, further displacing the Samburu from their traditional lands; THAT, the changes in land tenure introduced by the colonial government and later, the independent government, affected the Samburu negatively. The nomadic pastoralist Samburus remained largely landless; THAT, in Kirimun, there are harrowing testimonies of harassments, torture and even death in the hands of the LMD personnel for the nomadic herders, and even women and children found in the LMD controlled areas; THAT, the Samburu community have been depicted as illegal herders ...
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14 Oct 2021 in Senate:
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14 Oct 2021 in Senate:
as the LMD, NYS, KWS game wardens and the police on the members of the Samburu in Kirimun Sub Location; (iv) there is accelerated establishment of schools, health facilities and other public service institutions for the benefit of the Samburu Community; (v) the rights of the Samburu Community to use their traditional land, natural resources and water points for grazing and maintenance of their traditional way of life is upheld; and, (vi) the planned establishment of Kirimun Game Reserve and allocation of the land to community residents is degazetted. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the petition was signed by nine petitioners on ...
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16 Sep 2021 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise, pursuant to Standing Order 48 (1), to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations regarding the unfair treatment of members of the Samburu Community living in Laikipia and the malicious killing of their livestock by security forces in the ongoing security operation in Laikipia County. In the Statement, the Committee should-
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16 Sep 2021 in Senate:
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16 Sep 2021 in Senate:
(1) Outline the measures the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government has put in place, if any, to establish bona fide land owners who hail from other communities, including the Samburu, with a view to shielding them from unfair eviction and victimization in the ongoing security operation in Laikipia County. (2) Investigate reports that security personnel were involved in the killing of 37 head of cattle, and injury of five others, belonging to Mr. Leshalote, a resident and land owner in Laikipia County for the last 35 years on 9th September, 2021. This incident was reported in Rumuruti ...
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15 Sep 2021 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order 48 (1) to seek Statement from the Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations regarding the unfair treatment of members of the Samburu community---
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