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    "id": 1503446,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (",
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    "content": "Kikuyu, UDA): Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. In just a minute as I had requested in the interest of time, I support this Bill. I thank Hon. Oundo because the Land Control Boards are centres of corruption in all our sub-counties and county headquarters. The Deputy County Commissioners (DCC) and Sub-County Administrators or National Government Administration Officers (NGAO) have a very huge leeway in the appointment of the members of Land Control Boards. As Hon. Sabina Chege said, we find situations across the country where agricultural land is transferred without due regard to restrictions. In the areas where we come from land has been subdivided. It started with 50 by 100 to 40 by 80 and now it is 30 by 66. All this is happening under the purview of the land control boards. I want to support the proposals in the Bill that the Land Control Committees should work very well to stem out the culture of corruption at the land control boards. They should appoint the local people who understand the area. This is because I have seen Deputy County Commissioners (DCCs) appointing people who have conflict of interest to the land control boards. We have very many surveyors and land brokers who sit in those land control boards. I know under the current regulations the constituency offices nominate two people, but the improved version proposed by Hon. Wilberforce Oundo is much better. Therefore, I support."
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