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"content": "One of the areas we can improve this law is to enact timelines within which a security should be perfected under the Sectional Properties Act. Secondly, is to perfect the rights of tenants for shared facilities. There are usually shared facilities in a sectional property. We have the lift, kitchen and toilets. Often, one will find that there are conflicts. It is not even clear who one complains to. The company, which the corporation registered under this entity often, does not have an office within the premises. There are no full disclosures as to who the directors of that company are. At times, they do not give an account collectively for common use such as service charges. Therefore, those areas need to be clarified by this Bill. I urge my colleagues who have experiences in sectional properties to enrich the Bill so that we can improve on it. I conclude that we need to process this Bill a little bit faster because the Government wants to assent to it so that the problems currently in the market are remedied and redressed. Kenya has to remain a hub of investment. The only way out to ensure Kenya leverages as a good investment hub is to have laws that are adequate, that protect and incentivize investors to come to this country. Madam Deputy Speaker, this is one of the most important Bills when it comes to ownership of property in urban areas. It should be in place. We all know that Nairobi is The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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