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    "id": 1268288,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Marsabit County, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Naomi Waqo",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for allowing me to add my voice to this important Bill, the National Rating Bill (National Assembly Bill No.55 of 2022). We know that matters to do with land are very sensitive to Kenyans. Many families have had land conflicts and many people have lost their lives as a result of this. Land is a gift that God has blessed this country with but we are not making good use of it. We are not utilising it to the maximum. I stand to support this. The 2010 Constitution captures well issues to do with land. It also calls for a complete overhaul on issues to do with land. Article 209 (5) of the Constitution confers on Parliament the powers to regulate the exercise of fiscal responsibility of the county governments. The principal object of the Bill is to provide legislative framework for imposition of property taxes on land and buildings by county governments pursuant to Article 209. I support the Bill because it consolidates the valuation of the rating and it also identifies the terms used in the existing Acts to provide current definition reflecting the current practice for the valuation of rateability. I fully support this because when we implement this, Kenyans will have uniformity. We will also have less problems. As I said, currently we have a lot of issues to do with land. Our country needs a lot of revenue in the 47 counties. Only a few counties collect revenue that can sustain or help them in development. Unfortunately, because we have not been collecting enough revenue, many counties have been suffering and continue suffering. Hon. Temporary Speaker, this is the way and it gives us the opportunity to weigh our own weight and see how we can create our own wealth and how best we can give services to our people. When the Bill will be implemented or effected, it will help people so that all the 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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