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    "id": 1446407,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Faki",
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        "id": 13211,
        "legal_name": "Mohamed Faki Mwinyihaji",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, sir. I rise pursuant to the Standing Order No.53(1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Lands, Environment and Natural Resources regarding the ownership of freehold land by non-citizens in the Republic of Kenya. The immediate former Cabinet Secretary for Lands, Housing and Urban Development recently issued a statement in which she stated that foreign residents were not allowed to own freehold land in Kenya. This statement has caused panic, fear and despondency, not only to the foreign residents who have invested in Kenya, but also to Kenya citizens, especially in Mombasa and the coast region, where there are many foreigners who own land and businesses. Article 65(1) of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010, provides that a person who is not a citizen may hold land on the basis of leasehold tenure only and any such lease, however, granted shall not exceed 99 years. However, the land registrars are refusing to deal with land transactions leading to confusion among members of the public. In the Statement, the Committee should- (1) Outline measures the Government has put in place to convert the freehold land owned by non-citizens to leaseholds; and, (2) Explain the legal framework that the Government has proposed to cater for the freehold land that will be converted into leaseholds."
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