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    "id": 1457796,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13219,
        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
        "slug": "erick-okongo-mogeni"
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    "content": "LCB consent, they are charged money. That board is illegally taxing Kenyans. If we made an impromptu visit tomorrow to Ngong where the Senator comes from, you will find people being forced to pay money. It used to be Kshs5,000. I am told that nowadays you pay up to Kshs20,000 and no receipt is given. That is being replicated everywhere including Meru. I am speaking on behalf of many Kenyans who are suffering in the hands of the LCB. It serves no purpose other than being an avenue for a few people to enrich themselves. I will be seeking to ride on these amendments to introduce an amendment to do away with the LCB consent. If I own a piece of land, the Constitution gives me a right to sell it if it is mine. I do not need to be questioned by some elders why I want to sell my land. On top of that, you also take money from me without a receipt. That money is not taxed by the Government. Imagine if 100 people applied to sell land at the Ngong Land Sub-Registry and each of them pays between Kshs20,000 to Kshs30,000. How much is that per day? That is money that just goes to people’s pockets. I will be riding on these proposed amendments to bring an amendment to do away with the LCB consent, which is a prerequisite before one sells agricultural land. It is a draconian thing that was brought to us by colonialists and has not served any purpose. It is high time we did away with it. With those remarks, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I support the Land (Amendment) Bill, which is before the House. I thank you."
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