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"content": "be guaranteed that the spaces that have been created for purposes of public use will not be taken away. We are saying that in areas such as Tana River where we are still struggling with getting title deeds, through this Land Amendment Act, people will not be crowded or forced to live in developments where it will shortly become a slum, as there are no spaces for people to live in relaxation and enjoy. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in areas such as our place in Tana River County, this Land Amendment Act will be tremendously useful. We, for example, know that one of the things that even the officials in the Ministry of Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development and this goes both to county governments and to the national Government, have always done is to target these public spaces. They will do the adjudication, but they know that place has been left as a place for the market. Deep down their minds, they will come back and reallocate the same parcels of land for their own personal uses. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I believe that because we are passing this law, it will be very useful, particularly to a county like mine which is still undergoing the processes of land adjudication. I need to say this, because we are debating land matters, that there has been very skewed allocations of resources towards development of some of our areas. You will find to date that the President of the Republic of Kenya would go to neighbouring counties in the coast and other places and issue title deeds. In Tana River County, we neighbour Tharaka-Nithi, Garissa, Kilifi and Lamu counties. You will find that people are being given titles in those areas. However, Tana River County is not on the list for being given title deeds. Money is being used to purchase land for people to be settled in other areas, but this is not being done in our county. It is not because the Governor, the Senator, the Women Representative and the Members of Parliament have not spoken about these things. We have had meetings with leaders and the National Land Commission (NLC). You will hear that resources are being allocated. However, when you come to the budget lines for Tana River County, you find it is not there. We have made proposals, for example, that our people should move to higher grounds because of the flooding. We have made proposals that land be purchased from ranches or areas that have title deeds so that our people can be settled. That is not possible because we are told there are no funds. It is very bad when you go to neighbouring counties and you hear they have given 50,000 title deeds to their residents. It is the same NLC and Ministry of Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development that belongs to Kenya. In one county, they are giving 50,000 titles. However, in Tana River County, there are no title deeds being given. Every time, they give us excuses. It is time that there is fairness in allocation of resources, particularly in the Ministry of Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development so that land is adjudicated and allocated to the people of Tana River County. I was listening to some presentation in the Senate Standing Committee on Energy. When electricity is passing around the land for people in Kajiado County and other areas, where people have huge tracts of land like 100 acres or 200 acres, they are paid the amount of money for wayleaves and people become very wealthy. They are enjoying because they The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only.A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and Audio Services,Senate."
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