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    "id": 1022724,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kathiani, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Robert Mbui",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. You can tell the emotions on this matter. The Member is still talking. My contribution on this Report is as follows: First and foremost, we must understand that we are a capitalist nation and land is one of the factors of production. We must be careful when handling land matters, whether it is land disputes between individuals, businesses or between individuals and the Government. We must handle them soberly as the former Leader of the Majority Party has stated. After the promulgation of the new Constitution in 2010, we established the National Land Commission to deal with land issues, including historical injustices. A land court was also established so that land issues can be addressed properly. The Report of the Committee is more of fiction work. We have cases where the Registrar who is on record denies signing reports of companies allocated land three years before lease expiry, and companies allocated land even before they are formed. There are also several owners of this land, namely, the Solio firm, Uchumi, Kasarani Mall, KDF and workers of that land. Listening to the previous speakers, it is clear that we need to address the recommendations of the Committee. It is quite in order for the Committee to recommend that the DCI investigates staff in the Ministry of Lands and if anyone acted contrary to the law, they are dealt with. It is important to protect the lives and livelihoods of Kenyans. We must improve the image of this country so as to give confidence to investors that their property can be taken care of. I want to recommend that the Committee looks at the legality issues raised by Hon. Otiende Amollo. Who really owns this land? If the lease issued to this gentleman expired, why are they still arguing about it? We must deal with that issue of legality. Finally, I want to talk about the issue of KDF invasion. The Report is about KDF invasion of private land, but we are talking about other players. We are talking about businesses and talking about individuals. What is KDF’s stake in this? That is what I want to hear about. Has KDF invaded the land? Have they demolished any building and kicked out people or is it being used as a scapegoat? As the former Leader of the Majority Party has stated, the Committee must do further investigation."
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