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    "id": 1009564,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1009564/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ruiru, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Simon King’ara",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13468,
        "legal_name": "Simon Nganga Kingara",
        "slug": "simon-nganga-kingara-2"
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the Land (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.54 of 2019) be now read a Second Time. The objective of this Bill is to amend the Land Act No.6 of 2012 in order to provide that where public land has been allocated to public bodies or institutions by the National Land Commission (NLC) for a public purpose or where land has been set aside by persons or land- buying companies for a public purpose, the Registrar of Lands under the Land Registration Act, 2012 shall issue a certificate of title in the name of the public body or institution or the relevant ministry, as the case may be. As it is presently, public land and land set aside for public purpose by land-buying companies continues to be grabbed by private persons primarily because there exists no certificate of title issued in respect to such land. This Bill, therefore, seeks to provide for registration of public land. The Bill does not delegate legislative powers neither does it limit fundamental rights and freedoms. It is also important to note that the enactment of this Bill shall not encroach on additional expenditure of public land. The National Land Policy, 2009 and the 2010 Constitution specified that land in Kenya be designated as public land, private land and community land. It is such land that is proposed to be vested in the national Government in trust for the people of Kenya and administered on their behalf by the National Land Commission. The principle behind public land is that it is held in trust for the people by the Government. Public land is, therefore, to be used for the benefit of the citizens of the country to serve their public interests. Infrastructure investment such as roads, railways, schools, sewage and water treatment plants serve a public purpose. Therefore, there should be ready supply of public land on which to construct such projects particularly in urban areas where the need is great. The projection of urbanisation stands at 50 per cent by 2030. The question is: Will there be enough land to accommodate this 50 per cent coming from the rural areas towards urban settlements? Therefore, this amendment seeks to ensure that all public land is established and registered accordingly."
}