{"id":140321,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/140321/?format=json","text_counter":102,"type":"other","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is equally critical to regularize the land ownership. Let me explain the difference between an irregular title and an illegal title. An irregular title means a title issued in respect of land available for alienation without following the legal procedures. An illegal title means a title issued in respect of land which was not available for alienation, such as game parks, forests, monuments, et cetera . The Task Force observes that 18,516 title deeds issued in 2001 are irregular and over 80 per cent of them were issued to non-deserving persons, disregarding a restraining court order. In the Maasai Mau Forest, the group ranches have extended into the forest. Currently 29,000 hectares of forest land has been illegally encroached by over 2,500 households."}