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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Joe Nyutu",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Although, it is also important for you to remember that I chair the Standing Committee on Education in the Senate and sometimes when students come, it is important that you allow the Chair to welcome students to this honourable House. However, that is not why I rose. Thank you for giving me this opportunity. I rose to support this amendment Bill. Just like those that have spoken before me have said, land is a very important resource and asset in this country. It is also a very valuable asset from where I come from. We are known for long-protected legal battles surrounding ownership of land. That is why I felt that it is important for me to also say a word or two. We have been having very many problems. In my capacity as the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Education, allow me to repeat what my colleagues have said; that most public learning institutions do not have title deeds to the land on which they sit. This has caused many problems, especially, when it comes to registration of the said institutions. This Bill is very explicit in requiring the Commission to register all land owned by public institutions. This Bill deserves the support from all of us. The second thing that makes me feel that we need to support this Bill is that it will curb corruption on matters land. All of us will remember that there was a very serious case of somebody, without mentioning names, who had been accused of having illegally acquired land that belonged to Drive-In Primary School a few years ago. I may not have the details and facts of the case, but I suspect that this came because there was no title deed to that land owned by the school. So, when we register all parcels of land owned by The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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