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"content": "more than 30 days. In any case, it has to be tabled unless otherwise, justification for later submission is given. Thirdly, the Committee has also recommended that the large-scale tea producers who are domiciled in the county governments of Kericho and Bomet, with the local community, continue in the current ongoing collaboration engagements, in order to ensure that there are innovative means and ways, which also will give them a structured engagement towards sustainable coexistence. This is born out of an ongoing engagement that the Committee was presented with the course of its investigation. Mr. Speaker, Sir, further, the Committee has recommended that the NLC prepares and submit to this Hon. House, within 60 days, a status report on all investigations, initiated pursuant to Article 67 (2) of the Constitution of Kenya. The report should contain among others, matters, the actions taken, the redress which has been recommended, whether the recommendations have been implemented or challenged in court and the reasons for the same. Further, the Committee has also recommended that the NLC creates and maintains an accurate database and register of all land leases out of the large-scale tea growers, within the two counties. That is the counties of Bomet and Kericho, in order to ensure that there is appropriate dissemination of that report in accordance with Section 8 of the Land Act. The report and the copy of the register are to be submitted to the Senate within six months of tabling of this particular report. Mr. Speaker, Sir, on its part, this Committee in the course of its investigations, established that there are certain legislative interventions that it must do. It has undertaken to initiate an amendment to Section 15 of the National Land Commission Act, No.5 of 2012 in order to ensure that the deletion of Section 15(3)(e) and Section 15 (11) which limits the mandate of the NLC on investigating present and past historical injustices. This is contrary to the provision of Article 67 of the Constitution. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the provisions of Section 15(3)(e), 3 and 11, in this case inhibits the mandate of the National Land Commission (NLC) to investigate historical land injustices beyond 10 years which is contrary to the provisions of Article 67, that mandates the National Land Commission to undertake such investigations without limiting the time. Lastly, the Committee has also undertaken to follow the proceedings in the Supreme Court Advisory Opinion Ref. No.2/2020 and once the matter is concluded, initiate appropriate reforms to implement the findings and recommendations on the matter. This is because of the desire to ensure that lasting resolutions are arrived at, both within the Senate and in the matter that is pending before the Supreme Court. Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to thank the Members of the Committee for their diligence and insights during the consideration of this Petition. I wish to thank the Petitioners and the Senator for Kericho County, who is also the Senate Majority Leader. I also thank all those who participated in bringing this matter to the attention of the House, leading to the matter being committed to the Committee. I further wish to thank the"
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