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"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, on the legislative proposal, during the period under review, the Committee considered one legislative proposal; the Real Estate Regulation and Development Bill, 2023, sponsored by Sen. Chesang’, which was committed to the Committee on 18th of April, 2023. Pursuant to Standing Order No.131(1) and Standing Order No.130, the Committee considered the legislative proposal on 27th April, 2023; sought the views of the sponsor and the Committee Members. It proposed slight variations to improve the legislative proposal giving consensus for its publishing. During the period under review, the Committee had a total of six Petitions, which are currently under consideration by the Committee. The Committee adopted a workplan to consider these Petitions. It has met a majority of the petitioners, the relevant Cabinet Secretaries, the Principal Secretary, Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development; the Chairperson for the National Land Commission (NLC) on the subject of these Petitions. The Committee is scheduled to meet the remainder of the petitioners within the next two weeks, and the Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change, and Forestry on Thursday, 3rd August 2023. Once the Committee meets there with the remaining petitioners and the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry, it will retreat for report writing and will table four of the reports on the Petitions, once the Senate resumes after the recess period. Mr. Speaker, Sir, to enumerate the progress made so far on each of the Petitions, below is the breakdown - There is a Petition on the degazettement of LR.No.12493 which is situated West of Rumuruti Township in Laikipia County. This was assigned to the Committee on 11th of April, 2023. The Committee has met with the petitioners, the Principal Secretary, the State Department of Lands and Physical Planning, and the Chairperson of the NLC on the Petition. What is remaining is a meeting with the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry who has failed to show up for three earlier scheduled meetings. The Committee has since scheduled a meeting on the 3rd of August, 2023 after which, the Committee can retreat and do its report, which it will table before the House. The second Petition is on Historical Injustices and Illegal Alienation of land LR No.7153/1/2/R, assigned to the Committee on the 23rd of May, 2023. The Committee has met with the petitioners, the Principal Secretary, the State, Department of Lands and Physical Planning, and received written submissions from the NLC. Thereafter, the Committee noted that it would be important to listen to the respondent. Upon inviting them through their lawyer, they informed the Committee that they will not appear as had been requested and instead, preferred sending written submissions."
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