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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mosop, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Abraham Kirwa",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to support the National Rating Bill. This is for sure, a Bill that has come at the right time when our nation is trying to digitise registration of land. The Bill will also help reduce conflicts on land issues. As such, I stand here to support this Bill that is being discussed here and which was also discussed in the Departmental Committee on Lands. The Bill that we are discussing here is not going to cause any conflict between the national Government and county governments. We know that most of the land issues have been devolved to the county government. What this Bill does, is to bring together the two governments to make sure that we have a standardised rating system that is going to help this nation. Through this Bill, if land in Mombasa and Eldoret is going to be rated, there will be a standard system on how valuers will go about rating the land. At the moment, I think we do not have a standardised system. Anybody can rate land but you do not know how it was done. We have land disputes yet we do not have a tribunal that can attend to these issues. This Bill helps to make sure that a lot of conflicts are reduced. At the same time, it helps us to bring a standardised system which most of the countries in the world use. As such, I support this Bill. There are a lot of good things in this Bill. It will address issues of succession, freehold and royalties. I commend the Committee for coming up with this Bill. I think we should resume debate on this Bill when we have a full House. This is because this is a very important Bill that every Member should read through and understand as it is good for the growth of this country as well as the protection of those people buying land. As we discuss rating, we cannot forget to discuss the issue of digitising the title deeds in this country. There is a huge problem on title deeds. You will find one land with two or three titles at the same time. But if it was digitised, then it would reduce the issue of corruption where one land has two or three titles. This digitisation should go hand in hand with valuation rating. I have a dispute in my constituency where there is a problem with a border. These are individuals who are along the Nandi escarpment. The owners of the land have two or three different titles. One came to Nairobi and was able to attain a title deed. Another one from the county government said the border is on a different side. We have sat down several times as it is an issue that has been ongoing for over 20 years. If this National Rating Bill is passed it will address such issues. It will also allow us to digitise so that we do not have a problem where we are confused about where the border is. As such, I support the Bill. Thank you once more, for the opportunity."
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