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    "id": 1490174,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kabondo Kasipul, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Eve Obara",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. At the outset, let me thank Hon. Oundo for his very elaborate explanation on this Bill. Of course, we all know that this is his area of specialisation. He has mentioned the principal object of the Bill. It is to repeal and replace the Land Control Act, Cap 302 to align it with the Constitution of Kenya 2010 and the provisions that govern dealings in agricultural land. I understand that the main issue that has come out clearly is on the Land Control Boards. We are proposing to replace the Land Control Boards with Land Control Committees. The most important thing is the composition of the proposed committees. In our own community setups, land has been an emotive issue. People have been killed because of land issues. We are proposing that the Land Control Committees must comprise people from the localities. Since these are people who understand the languages and cultures of the communities. Thus, they will very easily be able to resolve issues or disputes when they come up. The Mover has also proposed an appeal mechanism in the Bill. That is a good thing. There is a procedure to follow in the appeals mechanism. He has also come up with the critical idea of ensuring gender balance when constituting the proposed committees. This has been missing in many District Land Boards as constituted today. He says that the principle of gender balance must be adhered to when constituting the land committees. That is a good thing because we know that only men are mostly in these committees. Women have very different perspectives when it comes to land issues. They are mostly family-focused. They are able to The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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