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    "id": 1071274,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kilifi North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Owen Baya",
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        "legal_name": "Owen Yaa Baya",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I apologise for that. This is a very important Bill. Today, the land that is always taken away and grabbed because of the subdivisions will now be vested in the people through either the Ministry or county government. That secures the land. My point is, when this law moves from here, I am sure it concerns the counties and probably, it will end up in the Senate. This is a very important piece of legislation that aims at securing the land that we have right now. How long the Senate takes could determine how much land is lost between now and then. My appeal to you is that we try to ensure that Senate fast- tracks these very important Bills. We have brought many Bills here but they end up getting stuck in the Senate, yet they have very many people and a lot of time to ensure that the Bills that come from the National Assembly are fast-tracked. The spirit in which the Member of Parliament for Ruiru has brought this Bill is that he wants to solve the problems that befall land right now. But then what we will face is that Senate will take a year and probably this law will be finalized in the next Parliament. I would ask that the Senate be made to fast-track this Bill so that it helps the situation as it begets now. I thank you. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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