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    "id": 1413979,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1413979/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Members, as you are aware, the Land Laws (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 65 of 2023) was published vide Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 194 of 19th October 2023 to effect various amendments to laws relating to land. Specifically, the Bill proposes to amend the Land Registration Act, 2012; the National Land Commission Act, 2012; and the Land Act, 2012. The Bill, sponsored by the Leader of the Majority Party, Hon. Kimani Ichung'wah, was read for the First Time on 14th November 2023 and committed to the Departmental Committee on Lands for consideration. However, I have since received correspondence from the Leader of the Majority Party conveying his desire to withdraw the Bill pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 140. For clarity, Standing Order 140 on the withdrawal of Bills provides in part that: “(1) Either before the commencement of business or on the Order of the Day for any stage of the Bill being read, the Member in charge of a Bill may, without notice, claim to withdraw a Bill.” In the letter dated 21st March 2024, the Leader of the Majority Party states that following extensive consultations among stakeholders, he has since sponsored the publication of the Land Laws (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 76 of 2023) vide Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 237 of 6th December 2023. The Bill contains more comprehensive amendments to the Land Registration Act, 2012, and the Land Act, 2012. Indeed, this new Bill was read for the First Time on 7th December 2023. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor"
}