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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Langat",
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    "content": "The people will look forward to a day when land transactions will be completed within a day or two, given that we are going to computerize the operations of the Ministry. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, when I look at the budget, there are various allocations for land registries. I believe that is something the Ministry should move away from if, at all, we are computerizing. So, we want to see a situation where manual systems are a thing of the past. But we are still using those manual systems. You have said that you have spent a lot of money in terms of computerization. So, I want to urge the Ministry to move away from those manual systems and adopt the new concept of paperless offices. That is because they have used a lot of money on computerization. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Minister also said that they have completed the draft National Land Policy. That is the way to go. I believe with that National Land Policy, we will address most of the land conflicts, including the historical injustices on land. Therefore, I congratulate the Ministry in that respect. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, land is very important for national food security. If the Ministry could issue many titles per year, as opposed to 147,000 titles in a year, we will be able to contribute towards the national food security in this country. Also, our people could rely on agriculture. For us to ensure that our people are entrenched properly in agriculture, we should ensure that the land on which they are operating belongs to them. Therefore, we should improve the issuance of title deeds. With computerization, the transactions on land could be accomplished in a very short time, so that businesses could be improved. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, when you look at the budget of the Ministry as 2062 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES July 23, 2008 presented--- The Minister was speaking here a while ago and he was complaining that there is no money to issue titles in Trans Nzoia and yet, he is the same Minister who gave us these proposals. So, we are left wondering: \"Is it that this Budget was forced on the Ministry or it is the Ministry, itself, which gave the proposals that we are trying to approve here?\" So, looking at the budget, we can say that it is a very small amount. But we hope that the Ministry will be able to achieve its objectives despite the small amount. With those few remarks, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to support."
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