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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Wekesa",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Forestry and Wildlife",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 209,
        "legal_name": "Noah Mahalang'ang'a Wekesa",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to second this Motion. I will take off from where the Minister left. He has just told this House that he did not get the funds as requested. The Minister had requested for Kshs5.6 billion. However, he only received Kshs2.3 billion leaving a shortfall of Kshs3.3 billion. As you are aware, most Ministries need more money than they get. However, in this particular case, for the Minister to do all the things he has told us; establish capacity within the Ministry and create structures within various sectors of his Ministry, he requires more funds. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think you are aware that the Minister, and his predecessor, have done a lot to improve the Ministry. Gone are the days when you would go to the Ministry of Lands and be confronted with a huge crowd of people at the door. As you went to various floors, you could hardly move because there were many people milling around. That has stopped and I must congratulate the Minister and his predecessor for cleaning up the mess in the Ministry of Lands. Indeed, we are also aware that some of the officials within the Ministry were colluding with those who masquerade with fake title deeds. The Ministry has been cleared of this type of people. I urge the Minister to do more so that the Ministry, which is very important, can give service to wananchi. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have been told that the Land Policy is ready. The Minister has gone on to explain the merits of this policy. Among these, we realise that all land is designated into three categories. We have public land, communal land and private land. We have put a framework around these three categories so that Kenyans can have a legal recognition and protection of their land. The policy adopts a plural approach in which individual tenure and customary tenure can co-exist as equal partners. This policy will firmly commit and protect the environment and the existing protected areas. It will also advocate for the rehabilitation of land as well as the sustainable use of our natural resources together with the community. We know that once this Policy is in place, the issue of people moving into pieces of land illegally will come to an end. We will also make sure that private, communal, public and trust land are protected under that policy. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, our ecosystem has been destroyed for a number of years. This policy will ensure that our natural resources, forest, national parks and trust land will not be abused as we saw it happen in the many years of the KANU regime and even as recently as this year. We also hope that the policy will establish a Land Commission which will ensure that there will be enough participation of Kenyans in the administration and management of their land. This will end the practice of certain individuals using their powers to allocate land without caring about our laws."
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