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    "id": 1268323,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "West Mugirango, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Stephen Mogaka",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Speaker, most of the markets in this Republic, starting from my area markets such as Nyabite, Nyamaiya and Bonyunyu should be given ownership cards. There are no ownership documents per se . There ought to be ownership cards that recognise possessory interest in certain market plots. This is used as the basis of collecting rents or rates from those particular ‘owners,’ or possessors of the council or county land that are in markets. This Bill, when it sees the light of day and becomes an Act, should have that provision that persons who claim ownership or proprietary interest to any parcel of land should have some semblance of recognition for purposes of paying rates. Nobody should use or possess land in this country without paying some form of rates. This will incentivise those who are holding lands without being utilised to consider leasing to those who can use them for economic value. By so doing they will be collecting rent which will offset the rates that are required to be paid. I am happy that there is an inbuilt tribunal within this Bill that is going to resolve any disputes that are going to arise out of this. You know best how courts are congested and if litigation arising out of this Bill were to find their way to court registries then we will be locked there until cows come home. I am impressed to learn that with this Bill, those of us who are holding idle land will have to contribute to the rates. This alone is sufficient incentive for all of us to put into use every land that is in our possession so that as much land in this country is put into economic use. I beg to support and thank the people of West Mugirango for sending me here. I know my markets at Nyabite, Kebirigo, Mobamba are going to have a form of basis to pay rates. That way the infrastructure by Nyamira County is going to be improved. I thank you and beg to support."
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