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    "id": 1014085,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kang’ata",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Irungu Kang'ata",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. Let me first take this opportunity to thank my colleagues who have contributed to this Bill. I thank every contributor. I took notes and heard you very well, loud and clear. I wish to thank my colleague who seconded this Bill. There are areas that we may need to improve on. We will get that opportunity once we go to the Third Reading. We will make those appropriate amendments. Madam Temporary Speaker, I am happy, as colleagues have said, that Kenyans may now start embracing this Bill. The phenomenon of owning property in strata or vertically is kicking up, and it will be embedded by this law. This is just the beginning. As a Government, we want to ensure that all laws that were enacted prior to the new Constitution, which are now superfluous, have been amended and repealed to reflect the reality of a new constitutional order. We all know that once the new Constitution was enacted, several pieces of legislation were enacted by the new Parliament. Most of those pieces of legislations need to be tidied up. Therefore, this Bill is part of that effort. Madam Temporary Speaker, somebody whispered to me when I sat down about what the intention of this Bill is. Does it want to affect or impact zoning? Strictly speaking, no, it does not. This is not a law on zoning. However, clearly, there is a connection between sectional properties and zoning. I want persuade that person who whispered to me that in Nairobi City, we have places that have been zoned for industries, for example, Baba Dogo and Industrial Area. We also have places that have been zoned for residential purposes, for example, Karen and other regions. 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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