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    "id": 138631,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/138631/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Lesrima",
    "speaker_title": "August 4, 2009 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2178 The Assistant Minister, Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 178,
        "legal_name": "Simon Saimanga Lesirma",
        "slug": "simon-lesirma"
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    "content": " Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. I also want to join my colleagues in congratulating the former and current Minister and technocrats for nearly doubling revenue contribution over the last three years. A number of years ago, when some of us were in the Civil Service, the Ministry of Lands was known to be a source of revenue to the Government. While saying this, we should take care of the staff in terms of emoluments and equipment, so that they can even do a better job. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, land is a source of conflict in Kenya, which we only discuss when we have election crisis. It is time we allocated this Ministry a lot of money. We should not do this when we are nearing or immediately after the elections. We also need to decentralize the services so that we have land registrars all over the country. My constituents have to traverse about three districts to reach the land registrar or officers to get title deeds or solve problems which occur now and again. I would also like to talk about the national land use plans. These plans are very essential and should be disseminated when they are ready. Already there is a department which deals with regional and urban plans. Sometimes, it is even at the district level. However, we do not see the work these officers do in terms of providing plans. Now, we have 254 districts and a number of constituencies. This is a very important department in the Ministry. It is important that they work so that the number of districts that are developing in urban centres do not turn out to be slums. The department should also take care of environmental issues when mapping space where industries and educational institutions are to be built. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, it is also important to increase budgetary resources to this Ministry. When I say “increase budgetary resources”, I mean this should be done during the Revised Estimates. It is good that we have now changed the format of discussing the Budget in this House by involving Parliamentary Committees. However, let us not make those Committees talking shops which come up with reports that are not implemented. I hope that the request for increased budgetary allocations will be implemented during the Revised Estimates. I want international boundaries taken care of. Recently, I had an opportunity to visit Moroto in Uganda and saw one of beacons which was interfered with. I discovered from the communities around and the security officers that, indeed, people are interfering with those beacons, not because of territorial expansion, but basically to look for mercury. We should reinstate those beacons and deal with the district boundaries issues because they keep on arising in this House. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, with those few remarks, I beg to support the Motion."
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