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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Seme, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) James Nyikal",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this. I rise to support the Bill. The objective of the Bill is to provide a framework to balance the interests of landlords and tenants in a free market economy. This is an area where, to a large extent, tenants have suffered. Whereas it is the right of the landlords to invest and get returns for their investments, it is equally the right of tenants to enjoy peaceful habitation. However, that has not been so. There has been an overall tendency that as much as landlords have been complaining of lack of payments, tenants have also been suffering a great deal. This Bill comes at a correct time and it brings together all the three Acts that were scattered and, therefore, made it difficult for landlords and tenants to live together within the law. Therefore, I support this Bill because that is exactly what we need to protect either side. We are aware that renting premises is the biggest part of real estate, and that is how investors get their money back. Therefore, it is important that that is also protected. I support the Bill because it establishes a tribunal for both landlords and tenants, and it provides the structure. Having looked at the structure, I have noted that it is extremely competent and comprehensive, and it will take care of that. It provides for how we will manage all the aspects such as rent, and evictions, if there is any termination of tenancy. All these are taken care of. It even provides and enforces tenants to keep fairly good details of records that they need. It also provides the processes to be followed. For example, if somebody is to be evicted, it gives clear guidelines on how and after what processes somebody is evicted. If there is an appeal, it gives clearly where and how appeals are made. Those come out very clearly. 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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