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    "content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I say so, because the listed activities under paragraph (c) include, for instance, prescribed minimum and maximum land holding acreages in respect of private land. I do not think we should put into the constitution this sort of thing. We have to be allowed to debate whether we now want to set a maximum and minimum land holding. I want to refer you to the first amendment I tried to do to Article 43(a), where it says that if we set the minimum at 10 acres and the maximum at 20 acres, whatever variation that will arise thereof, will not be subject to any compensation of whatever nature. We did not pass that amendment, anyway. So, it means that we are setting a stage to take away people’s land free of charge, without caring about the anguish such action will cause them. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, another mischief contained in this Article under sub-Article (3) says that it will regulate the recognition and protection of matrimonial property, and in particular the matrimonial home, during and on termination of the marriage. I do not know whether we have to put these things into the constitution. These are matters for Kadhi’s Courts, baraza la wazee, and for mutual agreements between the persons concerned. Why are we going so far? Let us delete these provisions. They are irrelevant. They are the issues that destroyed the Wako Draft, and they are the same ones that will destroy this Draft Constitution."
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