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    "id": 1457701,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Chimera",
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    "content": "I will be moving an amendment to the Land Act to provide for a thorough conversion process that is within the law, is limited and has a timeframe. This is so that those people at the counties who are tasked with the duty and singular role of making sure land records are reflected can be given at least or rather maximum time of 90 days to convert land from freehold to leasehold. For those of us who practice conveyancing, this will be a window to making sure that foreigners can own land within the confines of the law. At the point a foreigner is entering into a contract with a local who owns land that is freehold and up to the point of completion - those of us who do conveyancing would understand what I mean by completion. We want to make it law that within 90 days, those fellows at the public works office, together with those at the county government in charge of the survey works, are compelled by law to fast-track and heighten the process of conversion, so that when you are lodging your documents for transfer, they include a certificate of lease, and when you give a chance to a foreigner to own land, they do so in form of a lease. This will go a long way in making sure that our young men and women have many opportunities in terms of jobs that come along with foreign investment. We should not end up stifling investors who wish to own land in Kenya in the name of Article 65 of the Constitution by forbidding them to own land. The question of protecting public land is very weighty. I am happy that this Bill specifically speaks to that question and that for the first time, all public land will be registered in law and the registrar has the full authority of the law to make an entry in his land records. As Sen. Cherarkey has stated ably, this will mean that our schools, mosques, community projects and engagement centers can own land. Even as we seek to support them in their projects, we know that truly they are not squatters. It is a shame that most of us, myself, including Sen. Boy, who I wish was here, are actually squatters in our land. We have bought this land, we were born there and have buried our loved ones in this land, but we have nothing that shows ownership. I wish this conversation had been taken a step further. I am happy that you were present when the President came to the Coast just last week and gave an undertaking that there is need for the Government to invest in settling the people from the Coast. I look forward toward making sure the Ministry--- I listened to the Cabinet Secretary nominee today when she was being vetted on her suitability as the Cabinet Secretary for Lands and Physical Planning. She spoke very well and ably, on the land system, the tenure, and the digitization of land records---"
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