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    "id": 138703,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Orengo",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Lands",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 129,
        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
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    "content": "I just want to comment on a few general things that have been said during the debate. I want to assure hon. Members of this House that any backdated land allocations on the basis of allotment letters that are not current--- In fact, last year, we did put a notice in the newspapers that anybody who claims to have been allocated any piece of land and had not confirmed acceptance of the offer that was given in those letters of offer or allotment, were given 45 days. When those 45 days expired, we were not in a position any more to consider any allotments that were given a year ago or earlier. We can only deal with the current letters of allotment. In any case, we are not giving letters of allotment unless they relate to very importantly, or justified, purposes. So, I want to assure hon. Githae that that is not happening. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also want to tell the House that the Ministry of Lands does not have enforcement mechanisms. There are pieces of land that have been irregularly allocated, or illegally allocated, or which are in the hands of the wrong persons, or where there has been double allocation. We do not have an enforcement mechanism within the Ministry of Lands. We can only make a declaration. I would want to remind the Ministry of Local Government, the Ministry of Water and Irrigation, and the Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources, that within the statutes that they use to manage their affairs, they have enforcement mechanisms. For instance, for the protection of wetlands, under the Water Act, there are provisions that can enable the line Ministries to take some action. In Nairobi, we did give notices in respect of land parcels that had been irregularly allocated or in respect of situations where people have erected buildings on wetlands. Now, when it comes to the"
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