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    "id": 137497,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/137497/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Wamalwa",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 148,
        "legal_name": "Eugene Ludovic Wamalwa",
        "slug": "eugene-wamalwa"
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    "content": "We are expecting that over 46 years after Independence, we should have in place a comprehensive land policy that will deal with the issue of title deeds. It is a sad story that many years after we got our Independence, we still have many Kenyans without title deeds; many parts of this country are yet to be demarcated. From yesterday’s presentation, we are informed that maybe, about eight provinces in this country have actually not been properly demarcated and title deeds issued. Yet, for the few that have received title deeds, you find that there are many people holding title deeds that are still bearing colonial names. In fact, I came across one old title deed for one of the farms in Trans Nzoia District. You will be surprised that this title deed still bears the emblem of the colonial British Government. Indeed, it says; “Know all men by this presents that the Governor and Commander in Chief of Kenya on behalf of her most Gracious Majesty Queen Elizabeth II---” We still have colonial title deeds; an independent nation, Kenyans holding title deeds still in the names of former lords and royalties from the British colonial Government. We are urging this Minister that we must expedite the process of putting in place a land policy in this nation that will ensure that all title deeds held by Kenyans, not just in settlement schemes in certain parts, but all title deeds issued in Kenya should bear the name the Republic of Kenya and should not have any colonial epitaph. This is what we are urging. We are also urging that, indeed, there should be uniformity; not just in the types of title but also the policy should be able to address this issue to ensure that we also are able to consolidate our laws. You would be surprised how many laws are in place; how many statutes govern land ownership in this country, right from the colonial times. Referring to this old document, we had the Registration of Titles"
}