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    "id": 1023160,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Members, the issue that the Leader of the Majority Party has raised is one of constitutionalism but, listening to the recommendations, I see nothing that was going to direct a constitutional commission which is the National Land Commission to do anything. The first recommendation is to the Ministry which is perfectly within the right of this House to direct the Ministry of Lands to do some things in consultation with the National Land Commission. That is not a direction to the NLC. The other one is to undertake the resolution to recommend to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations to investigate, which is again within the rights of this House to direct, and we have done so for a very long time. In fact, I would say since time immemorial. Hon. Peter Kaluma knows that time immemorial means time whence the memory of man runneth not to the contrary. It is a very long time. We have always done that and they have actually honoured our recommendations and directions. They have investigated people. I do not know whether that one offends the Constitution. The third recommendation was that of titling. That is a function of the Ministry. Is that not so? Who undertakes it? I thought it is a function under the Ministry. The Directorate of Survey in Kenya is under the Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning. So, that is their function and the recommendation does not say to any particular person. However, titling is important. In fact, even to remove those many cobwebs, I think these are fair recommendations. Of course, I may wish to just confirm that then they are within the provisions of Article 95 (2) about the power of this House to deliberate and resolve issues of concern to the people."
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