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    "id": 237013,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kingi",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister, Office of the President",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 27,
        "legal_name": "Amason Jeffah Kingi",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I also want to join my colleagues in thanking the hon. Member for Bahari Constituency for bringing this Motion at this time. This is one move that is aimed at ensuring that people in the Coast Province also acquire land on which they can do some development. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, since I am limited by time, I would like to follow up this Motion from where the hon. Member urges the Government to acquire land from absentee landlords. In the past, we have been involved in various efforts to try and identify who these people are and where they are. It has become very difficult for us. I would like to suggest that we ask the Ministry of Lands to bring a Bill to this House to amend the section of the Constitution that gives rights to these absentee landlords. In case they are absent, the Government should simply move in and possess the land and distribute it to the people without necessarily having to get involved in issues of bargain and so forth. In any case, we are talking about settling the poor people among us. I do not enjoy the idea of using the poor taxpayer's money to again buy land from him. It is possible for the Government to simply move in, possess the land and distribute it. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the other thing is the issue of where someone has settled on a piece of land for over 12 years. The law is not very clear on this. I would like to urge 3314 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES November 1, 2006 the Minister for Lands to bring an amendment so that instead of subjecting these people to unnecessary court proceedings in order for them to be granted some rights, it can be automatic for them to be given title deeds, so that they settle on the land. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to, once again, thank Mr. Khamisi for bringing this Motion. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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