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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Tobiko",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am grateful for this opportunity. I rise to support the Land (Amendment) Bill, 2024. These proposed amendments will bring sanity in a very confused field. In Kenya today, if there is an area that is full of confusion and has brought frustration and pain to Kenyans, it is issues to do with land. When I say issues to do with land, they involve both public and private land. For a long time, we have seen public land getting into private hands. We have also seen governments hiving off pieces of land from critical areas like forests into private hands. That is done without public participation or any consultations with the communities creating confusion in Kenya. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, land issues are very emotive. We have seen families and communities fighting. We have seen people being killed because of land issues. Therefore, any law that brings harmony, order and sanctity into the handling of land is a welcomed law. Across the country, I have no idea what can clean up the mess of previous regimes and corrupt Government officials, because in every part of the country, there are land issues going on. This is in communal land, public land and even private land. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is good to speak of areas that you know. I know on the Floor of this House we have passed the County Boundaries Bill, which we hope will come to redefine and correct any boundaries between counties that have anomalies and that may have not followed historical administrative borders. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in Kajiado, we have a whole 74,000 acres, at a place called Oloirien, in between Makueni County and Kajiado County. This land historically belongs to Kajiado. It is in the Rift Valley but some kangaroo court in this country, went 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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