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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Buuri, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Mugambi Rindikiri",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Speaker, I do not have much but I must commend the Committee for finding it good that we go through this process of arbitration and coming up with a compromise on the way forward. It is true that land is very emotive and there are too many disparities in the way various counties are operating at the moment. For instance, in one county, you could have one constituency called a town or an urban centre and another one called a market or a city. All these bring differences in letting. In matters of registration, it is important that we have a competent person with a capacity to manage the process, such that we have a unified way, not very much accommodative, of letting within various counties. Therefore, I support and congratulate the Committee. However, I still have a problem, and just like Dr Oundo asked, is the Council of Governors a legal entity? That is the bigger question. They are executing a lot of influence in decision making by the legislative body, the National Assembly, and county assembly. We must be very careful. It is okay to get their views but their influence should not surpass the legislative Arm of the two Houses. That is the biggest problem and it is something that we must deal with going forward. We can listen to them as one entity, but we cannot take them an authority because in legal terms, they are not recognised as such in the Constitution. Thank you. 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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