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"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, pursuant to the provisions of section 33 (4) of the Constitution of Kenya Review Act, 2008, this House approves the draft constitution submitted by the Committee of Experts and laid on the table of the House on Tuesday 2nd March, 2010 subject to amendment of Article 67 byâ (a) deleting clause (2) and substituting therefor the following new clauseâ â(2) Parliament shall enact legislation to provide for the functions of the National Land Commission.â (b) deleting clause (3). Mr. Speaker, Sir, I accept that there may be some merit in creating a National Land Commission. But I do not think the function of such a Commission should necessarily be as indicated in the Draft Constitution. I believe this is a matter that can be allowed to fall within the realm of legislation. I think if it is important to establish it; it will be established but its functions should be subjected to serious debate. We cannot put a land Commission in place and then you start telling us that they will even be regulating taxes on land. At the moment, land is very unproductive. It is basically held by peasants and a lot of them for sentimental value. We want to start giving functions to the Land Commission that is only answerable to a President and we have put in place a Presidency that is not even feasible to sanction its activities. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to say the Land Commission has no business doing what is presumed that it can do under this Article."
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