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    "id": 1476985,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Sarah Korere",
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    "content": "(Laikipia North, JP)]: Hon. Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44(2)(c), I wish to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock Development regarding the leasing of Agricultural Development Corporation (ADC) land to a private investor. The Agricultural Development Corporation is a Government parastatal that was established to promote execution of agricultural schemes and reconstruction by initiating, assisting or expanding agricultural undertakings and enterprises. In 2015, the ADC leased 15,000 acres of land situated in Mutara Ranch, Rumuruti in Laikipia County, to an unnamed investor for a period of 15 years. Whilst the Public Private Partnership Act, Cap 430 provides that a contracting authority may procure a public-private partnership project through various methods, Section 37 of the Act requires that the contracting authority be guided by the principles of transparency, cost-effectiveness and equal opportunity. Notably, the details of the lease remain undisclosed by the ADC, which is contrary to the provisions of the Act. It is against this background that I seek to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock on the following: 1. Details of the private investor that the Agricultural Development Corporation (ADC) leased 15,000 acres of land to in Rumuruti, Laikipia County; 2. A report on the procedure followed by the ADC in leasing of the said property, including a report on public participation conducted, if any; and, 3. Steps to be taken to reverse the lease if determined to have been pre-arranged. I thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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